preemptory vs peremptory :

preemptory or peremptory

“Peremptory” (meaning “imperative” ) is often misspelled andmispronounced “preemptory” through confusion caused by the influence ofthe verb “preempt,” whose adjectival form is actually “preemptive.”

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Definitions
  peremptory
  • s  offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
    a swaggering peremptory manner
  • s  not allowing contradiction or refusal
    spoke in peremptory tones
    peremptory commands
  • s  putting an end to all debate or action
    a peremptory decree
News & Articles
  preemptory
  • Territorial Prison inmates evacuated
    In a "preemptory and cautionary" move, the Colorado Department of Corrections is evacuating offenders from Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility tonight.
    June 12, 2013 - Denver Post
  • Territorial Prison being evacuated
    In a "preemptory and cautionary" move, the Colorado Department of Corrections is evacuating offenders from Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility tonight.
    June 12, 2013 - Canon City Daily Record
  peremptory
  • Vail Daily column: Peremptory challenges and challenges for cause
    Just ’cause. That’s the basis of a peremptory challenge. And that’s a world different than because. Let me explain. What peremptory challenges and challenges for cause have to do with is voir dire.
    Nov. 6, 2013 - Vail Daily
  • Petition of the day
    The petition of the day is: Avis Budget Group, Inc. v. Alaska Rent-A-Car, Inc. 13-330 Issue: Whether the erroneous deprivation of a peremptory challenge in federal court, which allows a prospective juror who should have been stricken to sit on the jury, is subject to harmless-error review.
    Nov. 2, 2013 - SCOTUSblog