I believe that the lawyer was trying to prejudice the jury against the defendant.
•The discussion about how calves are raised prejudiced me against eating veal.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
prejudice — I UK [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] / US [ˈpredʒədɪs] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms prejudice : singular prejudice plural prejudices ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people the evils of… … English dictionary
prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ predʒədıs ] noun count or uncount ** an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people: Jackson apologized, saying the song was supposed to illustrate the evils of prejudice.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
prejudice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: Women still have to face a great deal of prejudice in the workplace. (+ against):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
prejudice — [[t]pre̱ʤʊdɪs[/t]] prejudices, prejudicing, prejudiced 1) N VAR: oft supp N, N against n Prejudice is an unreasonable dislike of a particular group of people or things, or a preference for a one group of people or things over another. There was a … English dictionary
prejudice — [prej′ə dis] n. [ME < MFr < L praejudicium < prae , before (see PRE ) + judicium, judgment < judex (gen. judicis), JUDGE] 1. a judgment or opinion formed before the facts are known; preconceived idea, favorable or, more usually,… … English World dictionary
prejudice — ▪ I. prejudice prejudice 2 verb [transitive] 1. to influence someone so they have an unfair opinion about someone or something, and therefore do not treat them equally: • She argued that the publicity will endanger her client s right to a fair… … Financial and business terms
prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ˈpredʒudıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium judgment ] 1.) [U and C] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race … Dictionary of contemporary English
prejudice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. partiality, bias, opinion; predilection, prepossession; detriment, injury; intolerance. v. t. bias, influence, color, jaundice. See misjudgment, injustice. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bias, partiality,… … English dictionary for students
prejudice — [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] noun [C/U] I an unreasonable opinion or feeling, especially the feeling of not liking a particular group of people We ve been working hard to overcome prejudice against women in politics.[/ex] II verb [T] prejudice [ˈpredʒʊdɪs] to… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Arguments for and against drug prohibition — Arguments about the prohibition of drugs, and over drug policy reform, are subjects of considerable controversy. The following is a presentation of major drug policy arguments, including those for drug law enforcement on one side of the debate,… … Wikipedia
Homophobia — (from Greek homós : one and the same; phóbos : fear, phobia) is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against homosexuality.cite web|url=http://www.webster.com/dictionary/homophobia|title=webster.com|accessdate=2008 01… … Wikipedia
