Definition of Prejudice

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prejudice
n. preconceived opinion, bias; prejudgment, sentence passed before proper examination of the circumstances
v. express a preconceived opinion, express one's biases; infringe on someone's rights, injure the rights of another

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Prejudice Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Prejudice
(n.)
To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause.
  
(n.)
To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman.
  
(n.)
Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment.
  
(n.)
Foresight.
  
(n.)
An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge.
  
(n.)
A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
  

WordNet 2.0
prejudice

Noun
1. a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
(synonym) bias, preconception
(hypernym) partiality, partisanship
(hyponym) taboo, tabu
(derivation) prepossess

Verb
1. disadvantage by prejudice
(hypernym) disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour
(derivation) bias, preconception
(classification) justice, judicature
2. influence (somebody's) opinion in advance
(synonym) prepossess
(hypernym) influence, act upon, work
(hyponym) bias, predetermine
(derivation) bias, preconception

The Devil's Dictionary
PREJUDICE
Prejudice, (n.)

A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
  

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prejudice
\prej"u*dice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. prejudiced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. prejudicing (?).] [cf. f. préjudicier. see prejudice, n.]
1. to cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman. suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. watts
2. to obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause. seek how may prejudice the foe.
prejudice
\prej"u*dice\ (?), n. [f. préjudice, l. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. see prejudicate, judicial.] 1. foresight. [obs.] naught might hinder his quick prejudize.
2. an opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man.
3. (law) a bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
4. mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. england and france might, through their amity, breed him some prejudice.


for Vocabulary Exams of KPDS, YDS,UDS (in Turkey); and SAT in America
prejudice
A judgment or opinion formed without due examination of the facts.

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
prejudice
claontacht, réamhchlaonadh

English Phonetics

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Diragfarn
Diragfarn = a. without prejudice

Rhagfarn
Rhagfarn = n. a prejudice



The 'Lectric Law Library
Prejudice
To decide beforehand; to lean in favor of one side of a cause for some reason or other than its justice.

A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a partt, or where he has been of counsel for one of the parties.

In the civil law prejudice signifies a tort or injury; as the act of one man should never prejudice another.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

TAO OF DIVORCE A - Z
Prejudice
The concept that what happens in court or by stipulation of the parties will affect future proceedings. Generally, pretrial orders are said to be without prejudice, which means that the parties have a right to a trial on all matters, including those decided by temporary orders. In contrast, with prejudice means that even at trial the earlier order determines the outcome.

Massachusetts Divorce Law Dictionary
Prejudice
The concept that what happens in court or by stipulation of the parties will affect future proceedings. Generally, temporary orders are said to be without prejudice, which means that the parties have a right to a trial on all matters, including those decided by temporary orders. In contrast, with prejudice means that even at trial the earlier order determines the outcome. If your complaint for divorce is dismissed without prejudice, you may file again. If it is dismissed with prejudice, you may not refile.


Prejudice Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries

Social Work in Canada
Prejudice
An adverse opinion that "pre-judges" entire groups, based on incomplete and inaccurate information.


Prejudice Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries

Kant Glossary
PREJUDICE
[L:83] Prejudices are provisional judgments which are treated as principles. "The main sources of prejudices are imitation, habit, and inclination" (e.g., proverbs, which, as "merely parochial sentences...are not to be met with among people of refined education". Types of prejudice include prejudice of prestige (prestige of the individual, of the multitude, and of the age [e.g., of the Greeks]) and prejudices of self-love ("or logical egoism").


Prejudice Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Glossary of Sociology
PREJUDICE
The holding of unfounded ideas about a group, ideas that are resistant to change.


Prejudice Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Prejudice
In its original usage, the word prejudice referred to a prejudgmental racial statement of ill doing, or a radical evaluation or decision made before the facts of a case could be properly determined and weighed. This usage was subsequently broadened to include any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence.

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