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Peremptory

Adjective

Définitions

1.AdjectivePrecluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal.
2.AdjectiveOf a date or deadline, absolutely requiring compliance or attendance; brooking no further delay; proceeding whether a party attends or not; final.
"As this trial has now been postponed multiple times, there will be an adjournment to April 24, peremptory on the parties."
3.AdjectivePositive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
4.AdjectiveFirmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.
5.AdjectiveAccepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
6.NounA challenge to the admission of a juror, without the challenger needing to show good cause.
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