All 4 Uses of
prejudice
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
- "State will not prejudice the witness against counsel for the defense," murmured Judge Taylor primly, "at least not at this time."
p. 206.4prejudice = create an unfair belief in
- Persecution comes from people who are prejudiced.
p. 281.4 *prejudiced = unreasonable and unfair in beliefs about a group of people
- "Prejudice," she enunciated carefully.
p. 281.4prejudice = to have unreasonable belief -- especially when unfair to members of a race, religion, or other group
- "Don't tell me judges don't try to prejudice juries," Atticus chuckled.
p. 287.5prejudice = create an unfair belief in
Definitions:
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(1)
(prejudice) bias that prevents objective consideration -- especially an unreasonable belief that is unfair to members of a race, religion, or other group
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
law: In legal use, prejudice can mean harm or to cause harm. Additionally, it has a very specific meaning when seen in the form without prejudice or with prejudice. Without prejudice means that a lawsuit or proceeding ended without legal conclusions. In a civil case, that means a case could be re-filed in the future as though the proceeding never happened. With prejudice means the lawsuit or proceeding was dismissed and cannot be re-filed by the plaintiff with the same claim.