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单词 peremptory challenge
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Definition of peremptory challenge in English:

peremptory challenge

noun
Law
  • A defendant's or lawyer's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason.

    attorneys used their peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on the crudest racial stereotypes
    mass noun the extent of peremptory challenge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • As everyone knows, peremptory challenges are frequently used to eliminate people of a particular gender or a particular age group or a particular apparent professional status.
    • The few retirees from upper income brackets could be bounced from the panel with peremptory challenges by the plaintiff's attorney.
    • Other than the preliminary vetting by the trial judge, there is a challenge for cause, peremptory challenges and the oath of the juror.
    • There is no limit as to how many jurors can be removed under this cause, but peremptory challenges has a definite number that a lawyer may use.
    • When an attorney exercises peremptory challenges, she uses her discretion to reject potential jurors who are not, objectively speaking, objectionable.
 
 

Definition of peremptory challenge in US English:

peremptory challenge

noun
Law
  • A defendant's or lawyer's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason.

    attorneys used their peremptory challenges to exclude jurors based on the crudest racial stereotypes
    mass noun the extent of peremptory challenge
    Example sentencesExamples
    • There is no limit as to how many jurors can be removed under this cause, but peremptory challenges has a definite number that a lawyer may use.
    • The few retirees from upper income brackets could be bounced from the panel with peremptory challenges by the plaintiff's attorney.
    • When an attorney exercises peremptory challenges, she uses her discretion to reject potential jurors who are not, objectively speaking, objectionable.
    • Other than the preliminary vetting by the trial judge, there is a challenge for cause, peremptory challenges and the oath of the juror.
    • As everyone knows, peremptory challenges are frequently used to eliminate people of a particular gender or a particular age group or a particular apparent professional status.
 
 
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