prejudice
noun
an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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In a letter to Rodino, Presidential Attorney James St. Clair protested that the leaks were "prejudicing the basic right of the President to an impartial inquiry on the evidence."
From Time Magazine Archive
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