Peremptory
Per´emp`to`ry
PEREMPTORY. Absolute; positive. A final determination to act without hope of
renewing or altering. Joined to a substantive, this word is frequently used
in law; as peremptory action; F. N. B. 35, 38, 104, 108; peremptory nonsuit;
Id. 5, 11; peremptory exception; Bract. lib. 4, c. 20; peremptory
undertaking; 3 Chit. Pract. 112, 793; peremptory challenge of jurors, which
is the right to challenge without assigning any cause. Inst. 4, 13, 9 Code,
7, 50, 2; Id. 8, 36, 8; Dig. 5, 1, 70 et 73.
absolute,
absolutist,
absolutistic,
admitting no exception,
all-out,
arbitrary,
aristocratic,
arrogant,
authoritarian,
authoritative,
autocratic,
bigoted,
binding,
bossy,
categorical,
certain,
clear,
commanding,
compelling,
complete,
compulsory,
conceited,
conclusive,
de rigueur,
decided,
decisive,
decretal,
decretive,
decretory,
definite,
definitive,
despotic,
determinate,
dictated,
dictating,
dictatorial,
directive,
doctrinaire,
doctrinarian,
dogmatic,
dogmatizing,
domineering,
downright,
emphatic,
entailed,
entire,
explicit,
express,
feudal,
final,
firm,
fixed,
flat,
flat-out,
global,
grinding,
hard-and-fast,
high-handed,
imperative,
imperial,
imperious,
implicit,
imposed,
inappealable,
incontrovertible,
indisputable,
insistent,
instructive,
irrefutable,
irrevocable,
jussive,
lordly,
magisterial,
magistral,
mandated,
mandating,
mandatory,
masterful,
monocratic,
must,
necessary,
obligating,
obligatory,
obstinate,
opinionated,
opinionative,
opinioned,
oppressive,
oracular,
out-and-out,
outright,
overbearing,
overruling,
perfect,
pontifical,
positive,
positivistic,
preceptive,
preclusive,
prescript,
prescriptive,
pronunciative,
repressive,
required,
round,
self-opinionated,
self-opinioned,
severe,
straight,
straight-out,
strict,
suppressive,
total,
tyrannical,
tyrannous,
ultimate,
uncircumscribed,
uncompromising,
unconditional,
unconditioned,
undoubting,
unequivocal,
unhampered,
unhesitating,
unlimited,
unmistakable,
unmitigated,
unqualified,
unquestioning,
unreserved,
unrestricted,
unwaivable,
utter,
whole,
without appeal,
without exception,
without reserve