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a verdict reached before the trial, then defended against all evidence.
means An opinion or judgment formed about someone or something in advance, usually unfavorable and not based on actual experience or reason.
from From Latin praejudicium — prae, 'before,' plus judicium, 'judgment' — literally 'a judging beforehand.' It started as a legal term for a preliminary ruling or a precedent, then drifted into the broader sense of a mind already made up, arriving in English through Old French prejudice.
latin rootmeans literally pre-judgment, deciding beforehand
brain shortcutsnap categorizing once helped survival, now misfires badly
contact cureactual exposure to outgroups reliably reduces it
implicit kindbiases operate below conscious awareness
austen's titleoriginally called First Impressions before becoming Pride and Prejudice