Home › Words › P › peremptionperemptionperemption means A quashing (of law, or a lawsuit).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, peremption ranks #12,210 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyLatin peremptio: compare French péremption.nounA quashing (of law, or a lawsuit)a defeating.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.perempt 63% match — To destroy or defeat. vs peremption →quashing 62% match — The action of quashing something. vs peremption →cassation 57% match — The abrogation of a law by a higher authority; annulment. vs peremption →defeasance 55% match — Destruction, defeat, overthrow. vs peremption →perishment 55% match — The act of perishing. vs peremption →cass 53% match — To render moot or void; to annul; to reject vs peremption →cesser 53% match — A termination or cessation. vs peremption →ceasing 53% match — A cessation. vs peremption →