Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Peremptory
n. See peremptory challenge under CHALLENGE (2).
Peremptory defense
A defense that questions the plaintiff's legal right to sue or contends that the right to sue has been extinguished.
peremptory challenge
One of a party's limited number of challenges that need not be supported by any reason, although a party may not use such a challenge in a way that discriminates against a protected minority. -Often shortened to peremptory. - Also termed peremptory strike. See STRIKE (2).3. Military law. An objection to a member of the court serving in a court-martial case. ( A military judge can be challenged only for cause.
peremptory day
See DAY
peremptory defense
See DEFENSE (1)
peremptory exception
See EXCEPTION
peremptory instruction
A court's explicit direction that a jury must obey, such as an instruction to return a verdict for a particular party. See directed verdict under VERDICT.
peremptory mandamus
See MANDAMC
peremptory plea
A plea that responds to the merits of the plaintiff's claim.
peremptory strike
See peremptory challenge under CHALLENGE (2).
peremptory writ
At common law, an original writ issued when the plaintiff seeks only general damages, as in an action for trespass. ( The writ, which is issued only after the plaintiff gives security for costs, directs the sheriff to have the defendant appear in court.