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PEREMPTORY INSTRUCTION

\pˈɛɹɪmptəɹˌi ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən], \pˈɛɹɪmptəɹˌi ɪnstɹˈʌkʃən], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_m_p_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi_ ɪ_n_s_t_ɹ_ˈʌ_k_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of PEREMPTORY INSTRUCTION

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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the name that is given to the instruction of a judge to the jury that will point them in the direction of a verdict.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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