Per-ēmpt', v. t.
(84), v. t. [Lat. perimere, peremptum, to take away entirely, to destroy, from the prefix per, thoroughly, and O. Lat. emere, to take.] (Law.) To kill; to crush or destroy. [Obs.] Ayliffe.
(84), v. t. [Lat. perimere, peremptum, to take away entirely, to destroy, from the prefix per, thoroughly, and O. Lat. emere, to take.] (Law.) To kill; to crush or destroy. [Obs.] Ayliffe.