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Any assumption which forms the basis of a conclusion. … [Read more...] about PREMISE

To decide beforehand; to lean in favor of one side of a cause for some reason or other than its justice. 2. A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part, or where he has been of counsel for one of the parties. Vide Judge. 3. In the civil law prejudice signifies a tort or injury; as the … [Read more...] about PREJUDICE

Bias of a judge in a lawsuit towards one of the parties. … [Read more...] about PREJUDICE OF JUDGE

Bias of a juror towards one of the parties to a lawsuit. May also include a preconceived notion of a juror prior to trial which affects the juror and injects bias. … [Read more...] about PREJUDICE OF JUROR

Evidence introduced into court which wrongly influences the jury or results in their bias. … [Read more...] about PREJUDICIAL EVIDENCE