prejudicial

  • 31prejudicial — a. Hurtful, mischievous, injurious, detrimental, deleterious, noxious, damaging, disadvantageous, unfavorable, inimical, hostile …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 32prejudicial — adjective formal having a bad effect on something …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 33prejudicial — adj disadvantageous, detrimental, unfavorable, counterproductive, disserviceable; hurtful, harmful, injurious, deleterious, baneful, damaging, impairing, pernicious, mischievous …

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  • 34prejudicial — prej·u·di·cial …

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  • 35prejudicial — prej•u•di•cial [[t]ˌprɛdʒ əˈdɪʃ əl[/t]] adj. causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < LL prej u•di′cial•ly, adv …

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  • 36prejudicial — /prɛdʒəˈdɪʃəl/ (say prejuh dishuhl) adjective causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental. {Middle English, from Late Latin praejūdiciālis} –prejudicially, adverb …

  • 37prejudicial — Detrimental or derogatory to a party. Naturally, probably, or actually bringing about a wrong result. State v Farrar, 103 Kan 774, 176 P 987 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 38prejudicial — adj. causing prejudice; detrimental. Derivatives: prejudicially adv. Etymology: ME f. OF prejudiciel (as PREJUDICE) …

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  • 39prejudicial error — Error substantially affecting appellant s legal rights and obligations. Erskine v. Upham, 56 Cal.App.2d 235, 132 P.2d 219, 228. One which affects or presumptively affects the final results of the trial. State v. Gilcrist, 15 Wash.App. 892, 552… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 40prejudicial publicity — Due process requires that all parties to an action, civil or criminal, receive a trial by an impartial jury or tribunal free from outside influences. Extensive newspaper, radio and television coverage of a criminal trial may deprive the defendant …

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