prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… … Law dictionary
prejudice — [prej′ə dis] n. [ME < MFr < L praejudicium < prae , before (see PRE ) + judicium, judgment < judex (gen. judicis), JUDGE] 1. a judgment or opinion formed before the facts are known; preconceived idea, favorable or, more usually,… … English World dictionary
Prejudice — Prej u*dice, n. [F. pr[ e]judice, L. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. See {Prejudicate}, {Judicial}.] 1. Foresight. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. An opinion or judgment… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prejudice — A forejudgment; bias; partiality; preconceived opinion. A leaning towards one side of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice. See also average man test bias discrimination. Evidence. Within rule allowing exclusion of… … Black's law dictionary
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Prejudice (legal procedure) — Without Prejudice redirects here. For the 2003 game show, see Without Prejudice? There are two meanings for prejudice in legal proceedings; civil and criminal. Contents 1 Civil procedure 2 Criminal procedure 3 Usage in common law … Wikipedia
prejudice — {{11}}prejudice (n.) late 13c., despite, contempt, from O.Fr. prejudice (13c.), from M.L. prejudicium injustice, from L. praejudicium prior judgment, from prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + judicium judgment, from judex (gen. judicis) … Etymology dictionary
prejudice — prejudicedly, adv. prejudiceless, adj. /prej euh dis/, n., v., prejudiced, prejudicing. n. 1. an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason. 2. any preconceived opinion or feeling, either favorable… … Universalium
judge — 1. noun /dʒʌdʒ/ a) A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice. At a boxing match the decision of the judges is final … Wiktionary
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