See Also: Prejudice(medicine)
prejudice(1)(dictionary)
prejudice(2)(dictionary)
PREJUDICE(law)
Pride and Prejudice(dictionary)
prejudice 1, noun(dictionary)
prejudice 2, verb(dictionary)
DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE(law)
DISMISSAL WITHOUT PREJUDICE(law)

prejudice(2) (iou)



prejudice verb trans. LME.
[Old & mod. French prejudicier to prejudice, from prejudice: see PREJUDICE noun.]
I.
Affect adversely or unfavourably; injure or impair the validity of (a right, claim, etc.). LME.
A. F. Douglas-Home A temporary concession did not prejudice their ultimate goal.
b. Injure materially; damage. Now rare. L15.
II. Judge beforehand; esp. prejudge unfavourably. rare. L16-M17.
Affect or fill with a prejudice; give a bias to, influence the mind or judgement of beforehand and often unfairly. (Foll. by against, in favour of.) (Earlier as PREJUDICED.) E17.
C. Kingsley I wished..to prejudice my readers' minds in their favour rather than against them.