2. (Rom. Law) (a) A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute. (b) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
prejudication — index bias, preconception Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
prejudication — pre·ju·di·ca·tion … English syllables
prejudication — prēˌjüdəˈkāshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin praejudicatus (past participle of praejudicare) + English ion 1. : an act of prejudging : opinion formed in advance of or without adequate examination of evidence 2. a. : a preliminary inquiry … Useful english dictionary
bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
preconception — I noun anticipation, assumption, bent, bias, fixed idea, foregone conclusion, forejudgment, inclination, leaning, partiality, praeiudicata opinio, preapprehension, preconceived idea, precondusion, predetermination, preestimate, prejudgment,… … Law dictionary
preconception — Synonyms and related words: assumption, bent, bias, delusion, favoritism, forejudgment, idee fixe, illusion, inclination, jaundice, jaundiced eye, leaning, one sidedness, parti pris, partialism, partiality, partisanship, preapprehension,… … Moby Thesaurus
preconsideration — Synonyms and related words: aforethought, calculatedness, calculation, caution, deliberateness, deliberation, express intention, expressness, forejudgment, forethought, intentionality, parti pris, preapprehension, preconception, preconclusion,… … Moby Thesaurus
predetermination — Synonyms and related words: absolute certainty, absoluteness, act of God, aforethought, assurance, assuredness, calculatedness, calculation, certain knowledge, certainness, certainty, certitude, dead certainty, definiteness, deliberateness,… … Moby Thesaurus
predilection — Synonyms and related words: a thing for, affinity, animus, aptitude, aptness, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, chosen kind, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, cup of tea, delight, diathesis, disposition, druthers, eagerness, eccentricity,… … Moby Thesaurus
predisposition — Synonyms and related words: a thing for, affinity, animus, aptitude, aptness, bag, bent, bias, cast, character, chosen kind, conatus, conduciveness, constitution, cup of tea, delight, diathesis, disposition, druthers, eagerness, eccentricity,… … Moby Thesaurus
