as in assumption
an attitude, belief, or impression formed in advance of actual experience of something
the general public's prejudgment of the accused before the trial had even started
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Recent Examples of prejudgment
The bill would also lower New York’s outdated 9% prejudgment interest rate, which currently rewards vulture funds for dragging litigation.
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Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
In the lawsuit, Naffziger is demanding a jury trial, compensatory damages, costs, prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Still, even in opposing the new bill in Connecticut, one MCA group — the Revenue Based Finance Coalition, which represents funders and brokers — voiced support for the ban on prejudgment remedies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Macciocchi agreed to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest of about $404,343 dollars plus a $125,000 dollar civil penalty, and Young agreed to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest totaling about $575,610 dollars and a $75,000 dollar civil penalty.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
In the lawsuit, Naffziger is demanding a jury trial, compensatory damages, costs, prejudgment interest and attorneys’ fees.
—Deborah Laverty, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
Still, even in opposing the new bill in Connecticut, one MCA group — the Revenue Based Finance Coalition, which represents funders and brokers — voiced support for the ban on prejudgment remedies.
—Alina Selyukh, NPR, 25 Mar. 2026
Macciocchi agreed to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest of about $404,343 dollars plus a $125,000 dollar civil penalty, and Young agreed to pay disgorgement and prejudgment interest totaling about $575,610 dollars and a $75,000 dollar civil penalty.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prejudgment
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The working assumption — correctly — is that anything digital taken into China should be treated as potentially compromised.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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There is an assumption of arrogance, of high expectations, of going into every major tournament presuming their team will win it.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Karen Read filed her lawsuit against Canton and the MSP not only to reveal shockingly obscene and racist text messages between key cops investigating her — but also to relitigate the defense theory of conspiracy to frame her.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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The theories about what could have happened to Nancy Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie’s mom, are varied.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 June 2026
Noun
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This prejudice persists despite the high prevalence of herpes.—
Lauren Schneider,
Scientific American,
9 June 2026
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It was dismissed with prejudice, so it may not be brought back.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
9 June 2026
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“Prejudgment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prejudgment. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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