to be prejudicial TO something

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• prejudicial — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ harmful to someone or something …   English terms dictionary

• prejudicial — prej|u|di|cial [ ,predʒə dıʃl ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) harmful to someone or something: prejudicial to: The delay is likely to be prejudicial to the child s welfare. 2. ) encouraging prejudiced ideas or opinions: the prejudicial press coverage of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• prejudicial — [[t]pre̱ʤʊdɪ̱ʃ(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ, oft ADJ to n If an action or situation is prejudicial to someone or something, it is harmful to them. [FORMAL] You could face up to eight years in jail for spreading rumours considered… …   English dictionary

• prejudicial — UK [ˌpredʒʊˈdɪʃ(ə)l] / US [ˌpredʒəˈdɪʃ(ə)l] adjective formal 1) harmful to someone or something prejudicial to: The delay is likely to be prejudicial to the child s welfare. 2) encouraging prejudiced ideas or opinions the prejudicial press… …   English dictionary

• prejudicial — prej|u|di|cial [ˌpredʒuˈdıʃəl] adj formal having a bad effect on something ▪ prejudicial testimony …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• prejudicial — adjective harmful to someone or something; detrimental. Derivatives prejudicially adverb …   English new terms dictionary

• prejudicial — adjective formal having a bad effect on something …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline — is an offence against military law in many countries. It has existed in military law since before the 17th century and is an important offence which functions as a catch all to criminalise offences against military order which are not specified… …   Wikipedia

• pull something on one — {v. phr.} To perpetrate something prejudicial; deceive. * /Larry pulled a very dirty trick on Ann when, after going with her for three years, he suddenly married another girl./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• pull something on one — {v. phr.} To perpetrate something prejudicial; deceive. * /Larry pulled a very dirty trick on Ann when, after going with her for three years, he suddenly married another girl./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• 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