Peremptory Challenge

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Peremptory challenges allow both sides to remove a potential juror as a matter of right and need not show good cause for removing a juror

Premptatory Challenges

Both sides are assigned an even number of peremptory challenges, which either side can use during the jury selection process to dismiss a juror from serving.

Peremptory challenges are used in both civil and criminal jury trials.

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