prejudging

[ pree-juhj-ing ]

noun

a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.

Origin of prejudging

First recorded in 1660–70; pre- + judge + -ing¹

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It is people prejudging those he personally esteems when they are figures in a scandal.
The Narcissists Defending Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Michelle Goldberg | May 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
What Levy objects to, then, is not people prejudging the figures in a scandal.
The Narcissists Defending Dominique Strauss-Kahn | Michelle Goldberg | May 18, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
The old system, thought I, of prejudging people, and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.
The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] | George Borrow
That is how most trouble starts, I reckon—not understanding, prejudging.
Stepsons of Light | Eugene Manlove Rhodes
This shows there was no prejudging in the manner gentlemen have stated.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16) | Thomas Hart Benton

So without in his heart prejudging the woman, he drew his conclusions, true or false, from the impassibility of her demeanour.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 | Alexander Leighton
The old system, thought I, of prejudging people and imputing to them motives and actions of which they never dreamed.
The Bible in Spain | George Borrow

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