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...
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person. Prejudice may also refer to: Prejudice (legal term) Prejudice (1949 film) Prejudice (1988 film) Prejudice (2015 film) Bigot (disambiguation) Discrimination...
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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...
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first time that jeopardy is attached to a criminal proceeding; see Prejudice (legal term) the first instance of oppression in the triple oppression theory...
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Homophobia (redirect from Prejudice against homosexuals)
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...
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Sanctions (law) (redirect from Legal sanction)
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...
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Racism (redirect from Racial prejudice)
Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political...
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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...
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the term "legal drama" is typically applied to television shows and films, whereas legal thrillers typically refer to novels and plays. Legal dramas...
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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...
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Cisgender (section History and usage of the term)
identity is preferred or normal) and cissexism (bias or prejudice favoring cisgender people). The term cisgender has its origin in the Latin-derived prefix...
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Capacity (law) (redirect from Legal capacity)
reflecting local culture and prejudices in defining the age of majority, marriageable age, voting age, etc. In many jurisdictions, legal contracts, in which (at...
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Pornography laws by region (redirect from Legal status of Internet pornography)
production and distribution of pornographic films are both activities that are legal in some but not all countries, as long as the pornography features performers...
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Settlement (litigation) (redirect from Legal settlement)
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...
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Laches (equity) (category Legal doctrines and principles)
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...
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (abbreviated to GRT) is an umbrella term used in the United Kingdom to represent several diverse ethnic groups which have a shared...
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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...
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Common law (redirect from Common law (legal system))
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...
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Sanism (category Prejudice and discrimination by type)
individuals are treated by mental health professionals, the legal system and other institutions. The term "sanism" was coined by Morton Birnbaum, a physician...
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Relevance (law) (redirect from Legal relevance)
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...
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Strawman theory (redirect from Legal name fraud)
term capitis deminutio, used in ancient Roman law for the extinguishment of a person's former legal capacity. Adherents to the theory spell the term "Capitis...
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Antisemitism (category Prejudice and discrimination by type)
Antisemitism (also spelled anti-semitism or anti-Semitism) is hostility to, prejudice towards, or discrimination against, Jews. This sentiment is a form of...
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Rule of law (redirect from Legal force)
The term rule of law is closely related to constitutionalism as well as Rechtsstaat. It refers to a political situation, not to any specific legal rule...
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The Victim of Prejudice was published in 1799 and is the second novel written by author Mary Hays. The novel’s main character is Mary Raymond and follows...
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the prejudice of that person or any other person. A person guilty of forgery is liable, on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding...
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Pansexuality (section History of the term)
involved in the bisexual community since the 1970s." The term pansexuality emerged as a term for a sexual identity or sexual orientation in the 1990s...
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individual beliefs and prejudices, ignoring the material relations between different groups. Sociologist Joe Feagin argues that the term reverse discrimination...
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Anti-Romani sentiment (redirect from Anti-Roma prejudice)
antiziganism, or Romaphobia) is a form of bigotry which consists of hostility, prejudice, discrimination, racism and xenophobia which is specifically directed...
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Berne three-step test (category Legal tests)
conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author. (3) Any sound or visual recording...
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intergroup contact under appropriate conditions can effectively reduce prejudice between majority and minority group members. Following WWII and the desegregation...
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