peremptory
81over-peremptory — over peremptory, perk etc.: see over …
82Bum's rush — peremptory dismissal or bodily removal of an unwanted person; peremptory rejection of an idea or proposal (originally US slang (1910s); intitally referring to rough type of frog marching in which the person s bum was kicked, kneed, etc.) …
83the air — peremptory dismissal from employment or courtship • Referring to the figurative or actual ejection from the premises in which the work or courting took place: If Victoria wants to give Jamie the air, it s no business of ours. (Deighton …
84the bullet — peremptory discharge from employment What happens when they fire you. Only in spy fiction is the gun loaded: ... never knowing whether they re getting a medal or a bullet, (le Carré, 1980) …
85goodbye — peremptory dismissal from employment It is the employer who initiates the farewell: ... since released, not surprisingly, to pursue other business interests , the banking euphemism for goodbye. {Private Eye, April 1988) …
86peremptorily — peremptory ► ADJECTIVE 1) insisting on immediate attention or obedience; brusque and imperious. 2) Law not open to appeal or challenge; final. DERIVATIVES peremptorily adverb peremptoriness noun. ORIGIN Latin peremptorius deadly, decisive …
87peremptoriness — peremptory ► ADJECTIVE 1) insisting on immediate attention or obedience; brusque and imperious. 2) Law not open to appeal or challenge; final. DERIVATIVES peremptorily adverb peremptoriness noun. ORIGIN Latin peremptorius deadly, decisive …
88Batson v. Kentucky — Infobox SCOTUS case Litigants=Batson v. Kentucky ArgueDate=December 12 ArgueYear=1985 DecideDate=April 30 DecideYear=1986 FullName=Batson v. Kentucky USVol=476 USPage=79 Citation=476 U.S. 79; 106 S. Ct. 1712; 90 L. Ed. 2d 69; 1986 U.S. LEXIS 150; …
89challenge — chal·lenge 1 vt chal·lenged, chal·leng·ing 1: to dispute esp. as being invalid or unjust counsel challenged this interpretation 2: to question formally (as by a suit or motion) the legality or legal qualifications of challenge the regulations;… …
90Scientific jury selection — Scientific jury selection, often abbreviated SJS, is the use of social science techniques and expertise to choose favorable juries during a criminal or civil trial. Scientific jury selection is used during the jury selection phase of the trial… …
