Definition of Prejudgment

1. Noun. A judgment reached before the evidence is available.

Exact synonyms: Prejudgement
Generic synonyms: Judgement, Judging, Judgment
Derivative terms: Prejudge

Definition of Prejudgment

1. n. The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient examination.

Definition of Prejudgment

1. Noun. A judgment made before the evidence has been presented ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Prejudgment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Prejudgment

preionizes
preionizing
preirradiated
preisingerite
preisolate
preiswerkite
prejink
prejudge
prejudged
prejudgement
prejudgements
prejudger
prejudgers
prejudges
prejudging
prejudgment (current term)
prejudgments
prejudicacies
prejudicacy
prejudical
prejudicall
prejudicant
prejudicate
prejudicately
prejudication
prejudications
prejudicative
prejudice
prejudiced
prejudices

Literary usage of Prejudgment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year (1886)
"... avoiding in so doing any prejudgment of conflicting territorial claims in that region. Subsequently, in execution of the expressed wish of the Congres», ..."

2. Thoughts for Every-day Living: From the Spoken and Written Words by Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1902)
"prejudgment. Prejudge not lest ye be prejudiced. John the Baptist had his idea of what Jesus ought to be, and when Jesus did not conform to it, ..."

3. Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases by West Publishing Company (1904)
"Webster defines "prejudice" in this wise: "An opinion or decision of mind formed without due examination; prejudgment; a bias or leaning toward one side or ..."

4. American Annals of the Deaf by Conference of Executives of American Schools for the Deaf (1909)
"But it makes a vast difference whether one tries to loose himself from the shackles of prejudgment and bias, or persists calmly in the attitude of having ..."

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