All 9 Uses
prejudice
in
Where the Crawdads Sing
(Edited)
- Milton, your motion to relocate this trial to another county on the grounds that Miss Clark cannot get a fair trial due to prejudices against her in this community is denied.
p. 259.7prejudices = unreasonable and unfair beliefs
- I accept that she has lived in unusual circumstances and been subjected to some prejudice, but I see no evidence that she has endured more prejudices than many people on trial in small towns all across this nation.
p. 259.8prejudice = unreasonable beliefs and unfair treatment
- I accept that she has lived in unusual circumstances and been subjected to some prejudice, but I see no evidence that she has endured more prejudices than many people on trial in small towns all across this nation.
p. 259.8
- It's not solid by any means, but considering how people in this town are prejudiced, you have to be prepared that it won't be easy for us to win.
p. 287.2prejudiced = have unreasonable beliefs
- His face blazed with shame as he realized that he—like some of the ignorant villagers—had been prejudiced against Kya because she had grown up in the marsh.
p. 328.5 *prejudiced = having unreasonable and unfair beliefs
- If we had fed, clothed, and loved her, invited her into our churches and homes, we wouldn't be prejudiced against her.
p. 340.6
- I know most of you very well, and I know you can set aside any former prejudices against Miss Clark.
p. 341.6prejudices = unreasonable and unfair beliefs
- I have to prepare the appeals request and even a motion for a mistrial due to prejudice.
p. 343.3
- She knew the scale of the prejudices against her and that an early verdict would mean there had been little deliberation, which would mean conviction.
p. 344.4
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) 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.