Noun
peremptory challenge (countable and uncountable, plural peremptory challenges)
(law) The right of an attorney to reject potential jurors without stating a reason.
In addition, the peremptory challenge, the right of the court to reject jurors without a given reason, was used during the Stanley trial to reject multiple Indigenous jury candidates. Source: Internet
“The dispositive question in this proceeding is whether Forsythe’s peremptory challenge was timely,” Aaron said. Source: Internet
Traditionally the removal of jurors based on a peremptory challenge required no justification or explanation, but the tradition has been changed by the Supreme Court where the reason for the peremptory challenge was the race of the potential juror. Source: Internet