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
15th Century
First Known Use of prejudicial
15th century
PREJUDICIAL Defined for English Language Learners
prejudicial
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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
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: 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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