prejudicial

  • 11prejudicial — prej|u|di|cial [ ,predʒə dıʃl ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) harmful to someone or something: prejudicial to: The delay is likely to be prejudicial to the child s welfare. 2. ) encouraging prejudiced ideas or opinions: the prejudicial press coverage of… …

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  • 12prejudicial — [[t]pre̱ʤʊdɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to n If an action or situation is prejudicial to someone or something, it is harmful to them. [FORMAL] You could face up to eight years in jail for spreading rumours considered… …

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  • 13prejudicial — UK [ˌpredʒʊˈdɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃ(ə)l] adjective formal 1) harmful to someone or something prejudicial to: The delay is likely to be prejudicial to the child s welfare. 2) encouraging prejudiced ideas or opinions the prejudicial press… …

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  • 14prejudicial — adjective Date: 15th century 1. tending to injure or impair ; detrimental < a transfer prejudicial to other creditors > 2. leading to premature judgment or unwarranted opinion < prejudicial evidence > • prejudicially adverb • prejudicialness n …

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  • 15prejudicial — adj. prejudicial to * * * [ˌpredʒə dɪʃ(ə)l] prejudicial to …

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  • 16prejudicial — adj. 1) Derecho. Que requiere o pide decisión anterior y previa a la sentencia de lo principal. 2) Derecho. Se dice de la acción o excepción que ante todas las cosas se debe examinar y definir. Derecho. Ver: cuestión prejudicial …

    Diccionario de Economía Alkona

  • 17prejudicial — prej|u|di|cial [ˌpredʒuˈdıʃəl] adj formal having a bad effect on something ▪ prejudicial testimony …

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  • 18prejudicial — adj. 1) Derecho. Que requiere o pide decisión anterior y previa a la sentencia de lo principal. 2) Derecho. Se dice de la acción o excepción que ante todas las cosas se debe examinar y definir. Derecho. Ver: cuestión prejudicial …

    Diccionario de Economía

  • 19prejudicial — adjective disclosure of the information would be prejudicial Syn: detrimental, damaging, injurious, harmful, disadvantageous, hurtful, deleterious Ant: beneficial …

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  • 20prejudicial error — see error Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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