Prejudgment
(Pre*judg"ment) n. The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient examination.
Prejudicacy
(Pre*ju"di*ca*cy) n. Prejudice; prepossession. [Obs.] Sir. H. Blount.
Prejudical
(Pre*ju"di*cal) a. Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not previously decided; as,
a prejudical inquiry or action at law.
Prejudicant
(Pre*ju"di*cant) a. [L. praejudicans, p. pr.] Influenced by prejudice; biased. [R.] " With not
too hasty and prejudicant ears." Milton.
Prejudicate
(Pre*ju"di*cate) a. [L. praejudicatus, p. p. of praejudicare to prejudge; prae before + judicare
to judge. See Judge.]
1. Formed before due examination. "Ignorance and prejudicate opinions." Jer. Taylor.
2. Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced. "Prejudicate readers." Sir T. Browne.
Prejudicate
(Pre*ju"di*cate) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prejudicated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Prejudicating.] [Cf.
Prejudge.] To determine beforehand, especially to disadvantage; to prejudge.
Our dearest friend
Prejudicates the business.
Shak. Prejudicate
(Pre*ju"di*cate), v. i. To prejudge. Sir P. Sidney.
Prejudicately
(Pre*ju"di*cate*ly) adv. With prejudice.
Prejudication
(Pre*ju`di*ca"tion) n.
1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.
2. (Rom. Law) (a) A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter
in dispute. (b) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.
Prejudicative
(Pre*ju"di*ca*tive) a. Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging. Dr. H.
More.
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.
Spenser. 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.
Macaulay. 3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke.
England and France might, through their amity,
Breed him some prejudice.
Shak. Syn. — Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage.
