prejudging

American  

[pree-juhj-ing] / priˈdʒʌdʒ ɪŋ /

noun

1. a preliminary round of judging, as in a contest where a certain number or percentage of the entrants are eliminated before the final judging.

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Etymology

Origin of prejudging

First recorded in 1660–70; pre- + judge + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

"Force ourselves to reach out and find out why someone feels the way they do and make the choices they make without prejudging them a monster."

From Salon • Nov. 23, 2024

"Without prejudging any one token ... if a swap is based upon a crypto asset that is a security, then that is a security-based swap. Thus, our rules apply to them," he said.

From Reuters • May 11, 2022

In a statement last summer, attorney Michael Staropoli disputed the importance of the eyewitness videos and urged the public “to avoid prejudging this matter, especially with only partial facts.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2021

“They’re prejudging all the cases out there in the future.”

From Washington Times • Jul. 9, 2020

The general term "contact" is proposed to stand for this realm, because it is a colorless word that may mark boundaries without prejudging contents.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra