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Thomas is a defense attorney on a high-profile murder case. during jury selection, he gets the feeling that one prospective juror would not be good for his case, and although he doesn't cite a specific reason, he requests that this juror be removed from the case. this is known as a

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The action he made of having to request to his juror to be removed from the case is known as the peremptory challenge. A peremptory challenge is a right in which attorneys can be able to request and reject jurors without having to reason out.

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