Easyform Glossary of Law Terms. — UK law terms.
unfair prejudice — Within context of rule regarding admission of evidence means undue tendency to suggest decision on improper basis, commonly, though not necessarily, emotional one. Generally, danger of unfair prejudice in admission of evidence always exists where … Black's law dictionary
Unfair prejudice in United Kingdom company law — is a statutory form of action that may be brought by aggrieved shareholders against their company. Under the Companies Act 2006 the relevant provision is s.994, the identical successor to s.459 Companies Act 1985. Unfair prejudice actions have… … Wikipedia
Unfair prejudice in United States evidence law — may be grounds for excluding relevant evidence. [Federal Rules of Evidence 403] Unfair prejudice as used in Rule 403 is not to be equated with testimony simply adverse to the opposing party. Virtually all evidence is prejudicial or it is not… … Wikipedia
unfair prejudice — Conduct in the running of a company s affairs that may entitle members to a remedy under the Companies Act (1985). In small companies, the unfairness may consist of a failure by some members to honour a common understanding reached when the… … Big dictionary of business and management
prejudice — A forejudgment; bias; partiality; preconceived opinion. A leaning towards one side of a cause for some reason other than a conviction of its justice. See also average man test bias discrimination. Evidence. Within rule allowing exclusion of… … Black's law dictionary
prejudice — Legally meaning ‘damage’, prejudice more commonly implies an irrational pre conceived opinion. The eighteenth century essayist Joseph Addison’s reference to ‘natural prejudices’ would now be thought odd, as it has been socially outrageous to… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
prejudice — ▪ I. prejudice prejudice 2 verb [transitive] 1. to influence someone so they have an unfair opinion about someone or something, and therefore do not treat them equally: • She argued that the publicity will endanger her client s right to a fair… … Financial and business terms
prejudice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep, deep rooted, deep seated, strong ▪ blatant ▪ serious (esp. BrE), unfair (esp. BrE) … Collocations dictionary
prejudice — prej|u|dice1 [ˈpredʒudıs] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praejudicium, from judicium judgment ] 1.) [U and C] an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race … Dictionary of contemporary English
prejudice — 1 noun 1 (C, U) an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc: Women still have to face a great deal of prejudice in the workplace. (+ against):… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
