PREJUDICATION

prejudication. Prejudication, n. the act of judging beforehand

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Pre‐ju′di‐ca″tion (?), n. 1. 1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.
2. 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.