Definition of prejudicial
1 : tending to injure or impair : detrimental a transfer prejudicial to other creditors
2 : leading to premature judgment or unwarranted opinion prejudicial evidence
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Examples of prejudicial in a Sentence
The judge ruled that the prejudicial effect of the evidence outweighed its value.
pretrial publicity that may be extremely prejudicial to a defendant's right to a fair trial
Recent Examples of prejudicial from the Web
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Prosecutors had sought to include testimony from 13 other accusers, but Judge Steven O'Neill ruled that would be too prejudicial.
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This conduct is prejudicial to good order and discipline and constitutes conduct unbecoming an officer.
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Her book chips away at the prejudicial idea that humans are the only animals to feel and express emotion in complex and surprising ways and shows that animal minds can be just as diverse as our own.
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15th Century
First Known Use of prejudicial
15th century
PREJUDICIAL Defined for English Language Learners
prejudicial
playDefinition of prejudicial for English Language Learners
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: showing an unfair feeling of dislike for a person or group because of race, sex, religion, etc. : showing prejudice
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: causing or likely to cause injury or harm to someone or something
Law Dictionary
prejudicial
playLegal Definition of prejudicial
: having the effect of prejudice: as a : tending to injure or impair rights such a transfer would be prejudicial to other creditors b : leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis the evidence was excluded because it was more prejudicial than probative
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