Peremptory
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Peremptory can refer to any of the following concepts in law:
- Peremptory challengePeremptory challengePeremptory challenge usually refers to a right in jury selection for the defense and prosecution to reject a certain number of potential jurors who appear to have an unfavorable bias without having to give any reason...
- Peremptory normPeremptory normA peremptory norm is a fundamental principle of international law which is accepted by the international community of states as a norm from which no derogation is ever permitted.There is no clear agreement regarding precisely which norms are jus cogens nor how a norm reaches that status, but...
- Peremptory pleaPeremptory pleaIn the common law, the peremptory pleas are pleas that set out special reasons for which a trial cannot go ahead. They are the plea of autrefois convict, the plea of autrefois acquit, and the plea of pardon....