PEREMPTORY


Meaning of PEREMPTORY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pəˈremptərɪ ]

adj. 1 (of a statement or command) admitting no denial or refusal. 2 (of a person, a person's manner, etc.) dogmatic; imperious; dictatorial. 3 Law not open to appeal or challenge; final. 4 absolutely fixed; essential. øperemptory challenge Law a defendant's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason. øøperemptorily adv. peremptoriness n. [AF peremptorie, OF peremptoire f. L peremptorius deadly, decisive, f. perimere perempt- destroy, cut off (as PER-, emere take, buy)]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.