prejudicial
adjective
prej·u·di·cial
ˌpre-jə-ˈdi-shəl 
1
: tending to injure or impair : detrimental
a transfer prejudicial to other creditors
2
: leading to premature judgment or unwarranted opinion
prejudicial evidence
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Examples of prejudicial in a Sentence
The judge ruled that the prejudicial effect of the evidence outweighed its value.
pretrial publicity that may be extremely prejudicial to a defendant's right to a fair trial
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Two of Trump's co-defendants in that case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, had argued that the release of the report would be unfairly prejudicial, an argument the Trump legal team joined in.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Smith’s appeal of the dismissal of charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who were charged alongside Trump with obstructing the investigation, is still active, and their lawyers argued this week that the release of a report while proceedings were pending would be prejudicial and unfair.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
What To Know Cannon, a Trump appointee, temporarily halted the release of Smith's report, granting a request from Trump's defense team that argued the document would be one-sided and unfairly prejudicial.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The media roundly mocked the incident, which left 19 people hospitalized, an attitude reflecting prejudicial views of the event-goers’ lifestyle.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 Jan. 2025
Smith’s appeal of the dismissal of charges against Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, who were charged alongside Trump with obstructing the investigation, is still active, and their lawyers argued this week that the release of a report while proceedings were pending would be prejudicial and unfair.
—Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
What To Know Cannon, a Trump appointee, temporarily halted the release of Smith's report, granting a request from Trump's defense team that argued the document would be one-sided and unfairly prejudicial.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The media roundly mocked the incident, which left 19 people hospitalized, an attitude reflecting prejudicial views of the event-goers’ lifestyle.
—Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for prejudicial
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“Prejudicial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prejudicial. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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prejudicial
adjective
prej·u·di·cial
ˌprej-ə-ˈdish-əl
: tending to cause damage : detrimental
Legal Definition
prejudicial
adjective
prej·u·di·cial
ˌpre-jə-ˈdi-shəl
: having the effect of prejudice: as
a
: tending to injure or impair rights
such a transfer would be prejudicial to other creditors
b
: leading to a decision or judgment on an improper basis
the evidence was excluded because it was more prejudicial than probative
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