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prejudgment en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English judgment English prejudgment From pre- + judgment.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to or occurring during the period preceding entry of judgment.

Forms

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prejudgment en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae-lbor. Middle English pre- English pre- English judgment English prejudgment From pre- + judgment.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of prejudging; an act of forming a premature opinion or judgment about someone or something.

Forms

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Translations (4)

grc πρόκριμα (judgment made before the evidence has been presented) · es prejuzgamiento (judgment made before the evidence has been presented) · de Vorverurteilung (judgment made before the evidence has been presented) · ar حُكْمٌ مُسْبَق (judgment made before the evidence has been presented)