Betekenis van prejudice In het Nederlands

• 0 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially when formed without enough thought or knowledge:

  • Laws against racial prejudice must be strictly enforced.

  • [ + that ] The campaign aims to dispel the prejudice that AIDS is confined to the homosexual community.

  • He claims that prejudice against homosexuals would cease overnight if all the gay stars in the country were honest about their sexuality.

  • My client accepts the formal apology without prejudice to any further legal action she may decide to take.

• 1 Someone or something that prejudices you influences you unfairly so that you form an unreasonable opinion about something:

  • His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her.

  • The fact that you were late all this week may prejudice your chances of getting a promotion.

• 2 an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge:

  • [ U ] racial prejudice

  • [ C ] The experience merely confirmed all his prejudices about living in the city.

• 3 to unfairly influence a person or matter so that an unreasonable opinion or decision results:

  • Both sides pledged not to do anything to prejudice the final outcome.

• 4 an unreasonable opinion, especially about a particular group of people, that is formed without thought or knowledge:

  • prejudice against sb/sth The prejudice against hiring someone 50 or older is unsound, because of the value, wisdom, and experience older people bring to the workforce.

  • racial/religious prejudice

• 5 if a decision or action is made with prejudice to a right, you have lost that right:

  • The government agreed to dismiss the criminal charges with prejudice, meaning that they cannot be refiled.

  • with prejudice to sth The case shall be dismissed with prejudice to the refiling of the same or similar cause of action.

• 6 if a decision or action is made without prejudice to a right, you continue to have that right:

  • Three days later, she asked for a dismissal without prejudice, meaning that she can re-file at any time.

  • without prejudice to sth The original contract of sale is rescinded, but without prejudice to any claim that the seller may have for damages.

• 7 to unfairly influence someone or something, so that an unreasonable opinion or decision is the result:

  • prejudice sb against sb/sth His comments may have prejudiced the voters against her.

• 8 to have a harmful influence on something:

  • The absence of expert testimony prejudiced her defense.