Meanings
nounprejudgment (countable and uncountable, plural prejudgments)
plural prejudgments · alternative prejudgement
- countableuncountableThe act of prejudging; an act of forming a premature opinion or judgment about someone or something.
adjectiveprejudgment (not comparable)
alternative prejudgement
- not comparablePertaining to or occurring during the period preceding entry of judgment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna judgment reached before the evidence is available
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*per-
- Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
- Proto-Italic*prai
- Proto-Italic*prai-
- Latinprae-
- Middle Englishpre-
- Englishpre-
- Englishjudgment
- Englishprejudgment
Translations
Ancient Greek πρόκριμα
- πρόκριμα (prókrima)judgment made before the evidence has been presented
Arabic حُكْمٌ مُسْبَق
- حُكْمٌ مُسْبَق (ḥukmun musbaq)judgment made before the evidence has been presented
German Vorverurteilung
- Vorverurteilungjudgment made before the evidence has been presented
Spanish prejuzgamiento
- prejuzgamientojudgment made before the evidence has been presented
Cite this entry
APA
prejudgment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prejudgment
MLA
“prejudgment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prejudgment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prejudgment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prejudgment.
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