PEREMPT
\pˈɛɹɛmpt], \pˈɛɹɛmpt], \p_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɛ_m_p_t]\
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In ecclesiastical procedure an appeal is said to be perempted when the appellant has by his own act waived or barred his right of appeal; as where he partially complies with or acquiesces in the sentence of the court Phillim. Ecc. Law, 1275.
By Henry Campbell Black
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