All 9 Uses of

prejudice
in
Where the Crawdads Sing

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. 259.7

prejudices = 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. 259.8

prejudice = 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. 287.2

prejudiced = 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. 341.6

prejudices = 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:

(1) (prejudice)
bias that prevents objective consideration -- especially an unreasonable belief that is unfair to members of a race, religion, or other group
(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.