What is "prejudication"

Prejudication \Pre*ju`di*ca"tion\, n.

1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.

2. (Rom. Law)

   1. A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute.

   2. A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.

n. 1 judgment without due examination of facts and evidence 2 (context legal English) A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute. 3 A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent.