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prejudging

[ pree-juhj-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.

First recorded in 1660–70; pre- + judge + -ing ¹

It is people prejudging those he personally esteems when they are figures in a scandal.

What Levy objects to, then, is not people prejudging the figures in a scandal.

The old system, thought I, of prejudging people, and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.

That is how most trouble starts, I reckon—not understanding, prejudging.

This shows there was no prejudging in the manner gentlemen have stated.

So without in his heart prejudging the woman, he drew his conclusions, true or false, from the impassibility of her demeanour.

The old system, thought I, of prejudging people and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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