Prejudice Definition
To have a negative impact on someone's position, chances etc.
- without detriment or injury
- without dismissal of or detriment to (a legal right, claim, etc.)
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Origin of Prejudice
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Middle English from Old French from Latin praeiūdicium prae- pre- iūdicium judgment (from iūdex iūdic- judge deik- in Indo-European roots)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old French prejudice, from Latin praeiÅ«dicium (“previous judgment or damage"), from prae- (“before") + iÅ«dicium (“judgment").
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