☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Preemptory Challenge

A challenge exercised during jury selection that allows an attorney to dismiss a prospective juror without stating a reason, subject to the prohibition against race-based and gender-based strikes.

Etymology: English compound · Category: Civil Procedure · Source: Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986)
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