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Batson challenge
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English
Etymology
After the 1986 case of Batson v. Kentucky, a case of this kind involving the jurors' race.
Noun
en law An objection to opposing counsel's use of a peremptory challenge to exclude a juror from the jury pool based on criteria that the courts have found disqualifying.
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