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 (law)


PREJUDICE. To decide beforehand; to lean in favor of one side of a cause for some reason or other than its justice. some reason or other than its justice. 2. A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit 2. 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 part, or in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part, or where he has been of counsel for one of the parties. Vide Judge. where he has been of counsel for one of the parties. Vide Judge. 3. In the civil law prejudice signifies a tort or injury; as the act of 3. In the civil law prejudice signifies a tort or injury; as the act of one man should never prejudice another. Dig. 60, 17, 74. one man should never prejudice another. Dig. 60, 17, 74.