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Prej"u*dice (?), n. [F. préjudice, L. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. See Prejudicate, Judicial.] 1. Foresight. [Obs.]
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Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. Spenser.
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2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge.
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Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. Macaulay.
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3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment.
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4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke.
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England and France might, through their amity,
Breed him some prejudice. Shak.
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Syn. -- Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage.
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Prej"u*dice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Prejudiced (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Prejudicing (?).] [Cf. F. préjudicier. See Prejudice, n.] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman.
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Suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. I. Watts
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2. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause.
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Seek how may prejudice the foe. Shak
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