"prejudgment" meaning in English

See prejudgment in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: prejudgement [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + judgment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|judgment}} pre- + judgment Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prejudgment (not comparable)
  1. Pertaining to or occurring during the period preceding entry of judgment. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prejudgment-en-adj-37R5I9QP Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 23 34 42

Noun

Forms: prejudgments [plural], prejudgement [alternative]
Etymology: From pre- + judgment. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|judgment}} pre- + judgment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} prejudgment (countable and uncountable, plural prejudgments)
  1. A judgment made before evidence has been presented, a prejudice. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (judgment made before the evidence has been presented): πρόκριμα (prókrima) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), حُكْمٌ مُسْبَق (ḥukmun musbaq) [masculine] (Arabic), Vorverurteilung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-prejudgment-en-noun-pgsNtfMk Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pre- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 23 34 42 Disambiguation of 'judgment made before the evidence has been presented': 89 11
  2. The act of prejudging; an act of forming a premature opinion or judgment about someone or something. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-prejudgment-en-noun-BMGPtFCw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 16 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 23 34 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 16 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 8 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 8 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 22 29 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 19 65 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 19 65

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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