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Definition of prejudicial - 4 dictionary results

prej⋅u⋅di⋅cial

  [prej-uh-dish-uhl]
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–adjective
causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < LL praejūdiciālis; see prejudice, -al 1

Related forms:
prej⋅u⋅di⋅cial⋅ly, adverb
prej⋅u⋅di⋅cial⋅ness, noun
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prej·u·di·cial   (prěj'ə-dĭsh'əl)   
adj.  
  1. Detrimental; injurious.
  2. Causing or tending to preconceived judgment or convictions: Jurors were told not to read the newspapers to avoid being exposed to prejudicial publicity for the defendant.
prej'u·di'cial·ly adv., prej'u·di'cial·ness n.
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Prejudicial

Prej`u*di"cial\, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr['e]judiciel.]

1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] --Holyday.

2. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental. --Hooker.

His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most ruinous to the king's affairs. --Clarendon. -- Prej`u*di"cial*ly, adv. -- Prej`u*di"cial*ness, n.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : prejudicial
Spanish: malo, perjudicial, nocivo, pernicioso,
German: schlecht,
Japanese: 有害な
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Main Entry: prej·u·di·cial
Pronunciation: "pre-j&-'di-sh&l
Function: adjective
: having the effect of prejudice: as a : tending to injure or impair rights prejudicial to other creditors> b : leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis prejudicial than probative>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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