peremptory.

1. Delivered or imposed with no apparent room for refusal or debate.

2. Legally decisive or mandatory, leaving no discretion to delay or challenge the stated requirement.

3. Exercisable without stating a specific reason, especially when rejecting a prospective juror.

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Words that belong together

• peremptory order
• peremptory dismissal

On the page

The peremptory order ended the discussion.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more peremptory; superlative most peremptory when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.