v. t. [ L. abjudicatus, p. p. of abjudicare; ab + judicare. See Judge, and cf. Abjudge. ] To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge. [ Obs. ] Ash. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Rejection by judicial sentence. [ R. ] Knowles. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Adjudicated p. pr. & vb. n. Adjudicating [ L. adjudicatus, p. p. of adjudicare. See Adjudge. ] To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by judicial decree. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated upon the case. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. adjudicatio: cf. F. adjudication. ] 1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and determining judicially. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a judicial decision or sentence. “An adjudication in favor of natural rights.” Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question whether the debtor is a bankrupt. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security or in satisfaction of a debt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Adjudicating. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who adjudicates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Adjudication. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dijudicans, p. pr. ] One who dijudicates. [ R. ] Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dijudicated p. pr. & vb. n. Dijucating ] [ L. dijudicatus, p. p. of dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge. ] To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [ R. ] Hales. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. dijudicatio. ] The act of dijudicating; judgment. [ R. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Judgment; discrimination. See Dijudication. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To free from prejudice. [ Obs. ] W. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Out of or beyond the power authority of a court or judge; beyond jurisdiction; not valid as a part of a judicial proceeding; as, extrajudicial oaths, judgments, etc., are null and void. -- Ex`tra*ju*di"cial*ly, adv. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

. (Law) A conveyance, as by deed, effected by the act of the parties and not involving, as in the fine and recovery, judicial proceedings. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Not prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not cognizable by a judge. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not according to the forms of law; not judicial. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + judicious; cf. F. injudicieux. ] 1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning; indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser. [ 1913 Webster ]

An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his editor and the protector of his memory. A. Murphy. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as, an injudicious measure.

Syn. -- Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning; incautious; unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an injudicious manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality of being injudicious; lack of sound judgment; indiscretion. Whitlock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. judicabilis. See Judge, v. i. ] Capable of being judged; capable of being tried or decided upon. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty. Hammond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. judicatorius. ] Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. T. Wharton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. judicatorium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A court of justice; a tribunal. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Administration of justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

The supreme court of judicatory. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., fr. LL. judicatura. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. The state or profession of those employed in the administration of justice; also, the dispensing or administration of justice. [ 1913 Webster ]

The honor of the judges in their judicature is the king's honor. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A court of justice; a judicatory. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent jurisdiction of a judge or court. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for that was not his office, but the morality, of divorce. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. judicialis, fr. judicium judgment, fr. judex judge: cf. OF. judicial. See Judge. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale. “Judicial massacres.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not a moral but a judicial law, and so was abrogated. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial mind; judicial temperament. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from legislative, administrative, or executive. See Executive. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Judicious. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a judicial capacity or judicial manner. “The Lords . . . sitting judicially.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. judiciarius, fr. judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See Judicial. ] Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals; judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. Bp. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. LL. judiciaria, F. judiciaire. ] That branch of government in which judicial power is vested; the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges, taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate committee on the judiciary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. judicieux, fr. L. judicium judgment. See Judicial. ] Of or relating to a court; judicial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

His last offenses to us
Shall have judicious hearing. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet. [ 1913 Webster ]

He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows
The fits o' the season. Shak.

Syn. -- Prudent; discreet; rational; wise; skillful; discerning; sagacious; well-advised. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Prejudice; prepossession. [ Obs. ] Sir. H. Blount. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at law. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praejudicans, p. pr. ] Influenced by prejudice; biased. [ R. ] “ With not too hasty and prejudicant ears.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praejudicatus, p. p. of praejudicare to prejudge; prae before + judicare to judge. See Judge. ] 1. Formed before due examination. “Ignorance and prejudicate opinions.” Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced. “Prejudicate readers.” Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prejudicated p. pr. & vb. n. Prejudicating. ] [ Cf. Prejudge. ] To determine beforehand, especially to disadvantage; to prejudge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Our dearest friend
Prejudicates the business. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To prejudge. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. With prejudice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Rom. Law) (a) A preliminary inquiry and determination about something which belongs to a matter in dispute. (b) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a precedent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. préjudice, L. praejudicium; prae before + judicium judgment. See Prejudicate, Judicial. ] 1. Foresight. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination; prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from other considerations than those belonging to it; an unreasonable predilection for, or objection against, anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient knowledge. [ 1913 Webster ]

Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was emphatically an honest man. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which interferes with fairness of judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

England and France might, through their amity,
Breed him some prejudice. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage; detriment; mischief; disadvantage. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Prejudiced p. pr. & vb. n. Prejudicing ] [ Cf. F. préjudicier. See Prejudice, n. ] 1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind so far as to despise all other learning. I. Watts [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seek how may prejudice the foe. Shak [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praejudicialis belonging to a preceding judgment: cf. F. préjudiciel. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look with a prejudicial eye. [ Obs. ] Holyday. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious; disadvantageous; detrimental. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most ruinous to the king's affairs. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Prej`u*di"cial*ly, adv. -- Prej`u*di"cial*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L. ] Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial consideration. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced mind; an unprejudiced judge. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced judgment. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Un*prej"u*diced*ness, n. V. Knox. [1913 Webster]

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