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per·emp·tory (pər emp′tə rē)
adjective
- Law
- barring further action, debate, question, etc.; final; absolute; decisive
- not requiring that any cause be shown a peremptory challenge of a juror
- that cannot be denied, changed, delayed, opposed, etc., as a command
- intolerantly positive or assured; imperious a peremptory manner
Etymology: LL peremptorius, decisive, final < L, destructive, deadly < peremptus, pp. of perimere, to destroy < per-, intens. + emere, to take, buy: see redeem
Related Forms:
- peremptorily per·emp′·to·rily adverb
- peremptoriness per·emp′·to·ri·ness noun
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Alternate definitions:
peremptory
modif.
Not subject to revision
fixed, authoritative, uncompromising; see absolute 1, comprehensive, finished 1, firm 1.Harsh
rigorous, firm, stringent; see cruel 2, sarcastic, severe 2.Dictatorial
overbearing, decisive, assertive; see absolute 3, autocratic 1, tyrannical.
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Modifies a noun
- norm: No serious international lawyer would deny that the right of self-determination is a peremptory norm, indeed it is the pre-eminent example.. .
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