without prejudice

prepositional phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, prejudice.

“without bias or prejudice”

Opposite
with prejudice
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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see without, prejudice.

    without bias or prejudice

    1 more example

    In the present writer's opinion there was no greater and more successful locomotive engineer in the country, during the first quarter-century, than George Jackson Churchward of the Great Western Railway. This statement is made without prejudice, for I was brought up on the other line extending from Waterloo to Padstow, and between Swindon and Eastleigh there was a great gulf fixed.

    1957 July 28, C. Hamilton Ellis, “Six Decades of Locomotives”, in Railway Magazine, page 471
  2. formalNot affecting nor considering other possibly related issues.

    It is to be hoped that the final scheme will satisfy all interests—preserving some of old Euston's magnificence but without prejudice to the progress of modernisation.

    1960 March 28, “Doric Arch and Great Hall at Euston”, in Railway Magazine, page 148
  3. lawWithout affecting a legal interest.
  4. Without binding future decisions or requiring a certain position to be taken in the future; (law) used to allow a statement or proposal in communications, while allowing the party to return to their original position without being impeded by the described statement or proposal.

    When attempting to settle a lawsuit, the parties generally communicate on a "without prejudice" basis.

    1 more example

    The court granted temporary custody to the mother, without prejudice as to the father's right to seek permanent custody at a later hearing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
with prejudice

Translations

Finnish huomioimatta, ottamatta huomioon
  • huomioimattanot considering
  • ottamatta huomioonnot considering
  • sitoumuksettawithout binding future decisions or positions
  • puuttumattalaw: not affecting
  • koskemattalaw: not affecting
Spanish sin menoscabo
  • sin menoscabolaw: not affecting
Cite this entry
APA

without prejudice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20prejudice

MLA

“without prejudice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20prejudice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “without prejudice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/without%20prejudice.

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