prejudication

[Lat. præjudicatio, from præjudicatus.] [PREJUDICATE. υ.] *1. Ord. Lang .: The act of prejudging or prejudicating; prejudgment; determination of a case without due examination of the facts and evidence. 2. Roman Law : (1) A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute. (2) A precedent or previous treatment and decision of a point.