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peremptory

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peremptory
Law
a. admitting of no denial or contradiction; precluding debate
b. obligatory rather than permissive


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A girl, whose bed was at the inner end of the room, sighed under the heavy heat of the night--and said, in peremptory tones, "Is that Cecilia?
I Say No by Collins, Wilkie View in context
Tom shook her off, and stopped again, saying in a peremptory tone, "Now, Maggie, you just listen.
The Mill on the Floss by Eliot, George View in context
As he talked with his companion, little flashes of peremptory authority and dignity, which sat strangely upon one so tiny, caused the young woman at times to turn her head from him that he might not see the smiles which she could scarce repress.
The Outlaw of Torn by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
 
 
 
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