Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings, which depend on whether it is used in criminal, civil, or common law. In legal context, prejudice differs...

person. Prejudice may also refer to: Prejudice (legal term) Prejudice (1949 film) Prejudice (1988 film) Prejudice (2015 film) Bigot (disambiguation) Discrimination...

Prejudice can be an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived (usually...

Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen, published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of...

perceived as being lesbian, gay or bisexual. It has been defined as contempt, prejudice, aversion, hatred, or antipathy, may be based on irrational fear and may...

Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political...

severe sanction in a civil lawsuit is the involuntary dismissal, with prejudice, of a complaining party's cause of action, or of the responding party's...

characteristics was first defined in national law in Malta in 2015. The legal term has since been adopted by United Nations, European, and Asia-Pacific institutions...

first time that jeopardy is attached to a criminal proceeding; see Prejudice (legal term) the first instance of oppression in the triple oppression theory...

intergroup contact under appropriate conditions can effectively reduce prejudice between majority and minority group members. Following WWII and the desegregation...

identity is preferred or normal) and cissexism (bias or prejudice favoring cisgender people). The term cisgender has its origin in the Latin-derived prefix...

person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis. The term is used in reference to those who work in all areas of the sex industry....

The term "Black Irish" was initially used in the 19th and 20th centuries by Irish-Americans to describe people of Irish descent who have black or dark-coloured...

a legal case, reached either before or after court action begins. A collective settlement is a settlement of multiple similar legal cases. The term also...

In England and Wales, the principle of legal professional privilege has long been recognised by the common law. It is seen as a fundamental principle...

are legal systems that give great weight to judicial precedent, and to the style of reasoning inherited from the English legal system. The term "common...

the term "legal drama" is typically applied to television shows and films, whereas legal thrillers typically refer to novels and plays. Legal dramas...

combined with prejudice to the party asserting the defense". Invoking laches is a reference to a lack of diligence and activity in making a legal claim, or...

gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning. It is an umbrella term, broadly referring to all sexualities, romantic orientations, and gender...

in Britain suffer from racism and prejudice in their dealings with settled society, the media and the state. The term Gypsies in GRT refers to Romani people...

SeaChange. Both shows feature female lawyers who experience prejudice from males in their legal careers. Thematic ideas of justice and equality are associated...

pronunciation: [kàtʰɤːj]), commonly translated as ladyboy in English, is a term used by some people in Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, whose identities in...

one of the legal elements of the case, or to have probative value to make one of the elements of the case likelier or not. Probative is a term used in law...

Misandry (/mɪsˈændri/) is the hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against men or boys. Men's rights activists (MRAs) and other masculinist groups have...

pornographic films, photographs, and similar material are activities that are legal in many but not all countries, providing that any specific people featured...

fourth amended complaint with prejudice. In criminal cases, a demurrer may be used in some circumstances to challenge the legal sufficiency of the indictment...

Recusal is the legal process by which a judge, juror, or other adjudicator steps aside from participating in a case due to potential bias, conflict of...

biological aspects of race (Moscow, August 1964) Statement on race and racial prejudice (Paris, September 1967) Other statements include the Declaration on the...

While many of the legal frameworks around sexual violence have changed in the last 200+ years, many of the prejudices, both legal and social, remain;...

Salvia divinorum, a psychoactive plant, is legal in most countries. Exceptions, countries where there is some form of control, include Australia, Belgium...