Batson challenge

noun

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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Meanings

nounBatson challenge (plural Batson challenges)

plural Batson challenges

  1. lawAn 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.

Origin

After the 1986 case of Batson v. Kentucky, a case of this kind involving the jurors' race.

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APA

Batson challenge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20challenge

MLA

“Batson challenge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20challenge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Batson challenge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Batson%20challenge.

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