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prejudice

[prej-uh-dis] / ˈprɛdʒ ə dɪs /




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A judge had ordered that the trial be held behind closed doors "to ensure that no prejudice is caused to the interests of national security".

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Jaime Hector Ramirez and Tu Anh Tran had not shown the substantial prejudice required for that relief, he said in response to attorneys’ requests to dismiss the indictments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Ordering her release, a magistrate said Mubaiwa had suffered mental, physical and financial prejudice during the trial, state-owned daily the Herald said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

In promoting the program, Florida said that it was intended for people who had “been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias within American society.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Having to work closely with these women helped Klavdiya overcome this prejudice.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Marti Burgess, who has been a co-owner of the nightclub Lakota since 1994, says although attitudes have changed over the years, some prejudices remain.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

Two decades ago, Baron Cohen used his hit film "Borat: Cultural Learnings of American for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan" as a sociological mirror to lay bare certain prejudices within US society.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The first section is about a father and son in Granada, and the pressures and prejudices of its elite society.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

If so, the Machines must move in that direction, preferably without telling us, since in our ignorant prejudices we only know that what we are used to, is good—and we would then fight change.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov

Lawyers for a second fraternity member, Winston Lee, have argued that James’s comment has prejudiced any future grand jury proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Helder Barbalho, the governor of the state of Para, where Belem is located, slammed "the prejudiced" comments on the X social network.

From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025

In court documents reviewed by the New York Times, the defense has accused Halligan of “irregularities so severe and pervasivevthat they likely prejudiced the grand jurors’ narrow decision to indict.”

From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025

In his appeal, Hernandez argued that that the jury had received improper instructions that violated US Supreme Court precedent and prejudiced his verdict.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2025

“On the grounds that you’re prejudiced against my client because when she hacked the juvenile justice portal, she came across personal e-mails of yours that are embarrassing in nature.”

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

The effective double trial led each executive to produce more damaging claims about the other, thus prejudicing the jury against the defendants, the lawyers said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Additionally, the Metropolitan Police and government have "agreed a framework" to determine which documents can be released without prejudicing a criminal investigation into Lord Mandelson.

From BBC ● Feb. 26, 2026

“Plaintiffs’ concealment of their identities is prejudicing the Robinsons’ defense,” the motion alleges.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2025

But he said it was never suggested that this was due to their concerns about possibly prejudicing any pending criminal trials.

From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2025

Browne claimed 2,000 rupees from Shipp, which the latter admitted he had not the means to pay; and Shipp then accused Browne of prejudicing the minds of the other officers against him.

From Memoirs of the Extraordinary Military Career of John Shipp Late a Lieut. in His Majesty's 87th Regiment by John Shipp


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