prejudice
noun
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
had prejudiced
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past perfectof prejudice.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The justices agreed that the removal of juror No. 5 was unfounded and had prejudiced the outcome of the case.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
District Judge William Orrick denied the motion during a pretrial conference, saying Diaz had not shown that comments by Tesla's lawyers had prejudiced the jury.
From Reuters ● Mar. 31, 2023
Sullivan then declared a mistrial because he had prejudiced the case.
From Washington Post ● May 15, 2020
She also argued that the leaking of the report to BBC Wales had "prejudiced her case".
From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2018
Some fellow had been spying around up the country, and had prejudiced the colonel, and he told me he meant to bring up charges for the old matter.
From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by Charles King
