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Dictionary

per•emp•to•ry

Pronunciation: (pu-remp'tu-rē, per'ump-tôr"ē, -tōr"ē), [key]
—adj.
1. leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
2. imperious or dictatorial.
3. positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
4. Law.
a. that precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.: a peremptory edict.
b. decisive or final.
c. in which a command is absolute and unconditional: a peremptory writ.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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