prejudicial
English
Adjective
prejudicial (comparative more prejudicial, superlative most prejudicial)
- exhibiting prejudice or bias
- causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious
- 2011, Minette Walters, The Scold's Bridle
- Were I to give you money, for whatever reason, it would be extremely prejudicial to your chances in court if you were unfortunate enough to appear there.
- 2011, Minette Walters, The Scold's Bridle
- (law) Tending to convince based on past history rather than on evidence about the case at hand.
- 1999, Dana Stabenow, Hunter's Moon, →ISBN, page 109:
- The judge had granted the DA a one-week extension with the caustic admonition that the case would be summarily dismissed if at that time probative, as opposed to prejudicial, evidence was not produced.
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Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:harmful
Translations
exhibiting prejudice or bias
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causing harm or injury; detrimental, harmful or injurious
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