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peremptory Law a. admitting of no denial or contradiction; precluding debate b. obligatory rather than permissive How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a prosecutor, I always felt that, after both sides used their peremptories, I ended up with a jury that looked a lot like the one that walked in in the first place. So although abolishing peremptories isn't a silver bullet, it's nonetheless a powerful bullet to equalize talent and force trials to be conducted on the merits. Courthouse observers understand that defense lawyers tend to use their peremptories to remove jurors who are small-businessmen, relatives of policemen, and those who otherwise exhibit excessive law-abidingness. |
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