verb transitive

prae-jūdĭco

2nd PP prae-jūdĭcāre · 3rd PP prae-jūdĭcāvi · 4th PP prae-jūdĭcātum · conj. 1st

to judge; decide beforehand; to prejudge

to judge, pass sentence, or decide beforehand, to prejudge (class.).

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Lit., in the judicial sphere: praejudicare de aliquo majore maleficio, Cic. Inv. 1, 20, 60; Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 65, § 153.—

let the censors give their preliminary judgment by extension

Transf., apart from judicial lang.: de iis censores praejudicent, let the censors give their preliminary judgment (before the case is brought before the judges), Cic. Leg. 3, 20, 47.—

To be injurious; prejudicial;; decided beforehand ••

To be injurious, prejudicial; with dat. (post-class.): res inter alios judicatae aliis non praejudicant, Dig. 42, 1, 63; 47, 10, 7: ingenuitati, Paul. Sent. 5, 3, 3; Ambros. in Luc. 3, 41.—Hence, praejūdĭcātus, a, um, P. a., decided beforehand, prejudged: praejudicatum eventum belli habetis, Liv. 42, 61: res, Cic. Clu. 17, 49: nihil, id. ib. 44, 124: opinio, a preconceived notion, prejudice, id. N. D. 1, 5, 10.—Sup.: vir praejudicatissimus, i.e. whose talents are already clearly ascertained, Sid. post Carm. 22.—

Subst.: praejūdĭ-cātum, i, n.

Subst.: praejūdĭ-cātum, i, n.

Something decided beforehand

Something decided beforehand, Liv. 26, 2.—

A previous opinion; prepossession

A previous opinion, prepossession, = praejudicium postulo, ut ne quid huc praejudicati afferatis, Cic. Clu. 2, 6.

Perseus ID: n37673 Key: praejudico