perempt

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perempt - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Perempt \Per*empt"\, v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to
     take away entirely, to destroy; per (see Per-) + OL. emere
     to take. See Redeem.] (Law)
     To destroy; to defeat. [R.] --Ayliffe.
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