prejudice
• noun 1 preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or experience. 2 unjust behaviour formed on such a basis. 3 chiefly Law harm that may result from some action or judgement. • verb 1 give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased. 2 chiefly Law cause harm to (a state of affairs). — PHRASES without prejudice Law without detriment to any existing right or claim. — ORIGIN Latin praejudicium, from prae ‘in advance’ + judicium ‘judgement’.
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