Prejudication

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prejudication \Pre*ju`di*ca"tion\, n.
     1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due
        examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.
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     2. (Rom. Law)


        (a) A preliminary inquiry and determination about
            something which belongs to a matter in dispute.
        (b) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a
            precedent.
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