prejudicial
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The secretary issued a “letter of censure” against Sen. Kelly “for conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline in the armed forces and conduct unbecoming an officer.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
There are very few instances of trials having ever been completely derailed by allegedly prejudicial public comment - and judges direct to juries to ignore media reports or comment outside of court.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2025
It is the “knowing and willful disclosure of classified information,” including communication, publication, or use in a way prejudicial to the U.S. or beneficial to a foreign government.
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Defense attorney Cameron Talley said such questioning would be “so incredibly prejudicial it would require a mistrial.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 22, 2025
The motions are almost never granted, but every now and then an appellate court finds that the atmosphere in a county had been so prejudicial that the trial should have been moved.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing prejudicial
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Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Prefixes: pre-
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