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[Old French, from Latin praejudicium<\/i> previous judgment, damage, from prae-<\/i> before + judicium<\/i> judgment]
1<\/b> :<\/b> injury or detriment to one’s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as
a<\/b> :<\/b> substantial impairment of a defendant’s ability to defend [the court found no to the defendant by the lengthy delay in bringing charges]
b<\/b> :<\/b> tendency for a decision on an improper basis (as past conduct) by a trier of fact [whether an ex parte communication to a deliberating jury resulted in any reasonable possibility of to the defendant “National Law Journal<\/i>“]
c<\/b> :<\/b> implied waiver of rights and privileges not explicitly retained [District Court erred in attaching to prisoner’s complaint for injunctive relief “National Law Journal<\/i>“]
2<\/b> :<\/b> a final and binding decision (as an adjudication on the merits) that bars further prosecution of the same cause of action or motion [dismisses this case with ] [the dismissal was without ]
3 a<\/b> :<\/b> an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics [the Constitution does not prohibit laws based on per se “R. H. Bork”]
b<\/b> :<\/b> an attitude or disposition (as of a judge) that prevents impartiality [that the judge before whom the matter is pending has a personal bias or …against him “U.S. Code<\/i>“]
vt -diced<\/b>
-dic·ing<\/b>
1<\/b> :<\/b> to injure or damage the rights of by some legal action or prejudice [if it appears that a defendant or the government is prejudiced<\/i> by a joinder of offenses “Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure<\/i> Rule 14″]
2<\/b> :<\/b> to injure or damage (rights) by some legal action or prejudice [that the denial prejudiced<\/i> his right to a fair trial] [this clause does not other rights] <\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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