Glossary P

Pregnancy Discrimination Act refers to a 1978 Federal Law protecting the rights of pregnant women.

Prejudgment is defined as the inability to make a fair and objective assessment of another person because of interfering prior knowledge, first impressions, or stereotypes.

Prejudice refers to an attitude, usually negative, towards the members of some Group on the basis of their membership of that group.

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Prejudiced feelings are negative feelings toward a group and its members.

Preliminary hearing refers to a preview of a trial held in court before a Judge, in which the Prosecution must produce sufficient evidence of guilt for the case to be bound over for the grand jury or to proceed to trial.

Preliminary Investigation refers to the initial inquiry into a reported crime

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Prelingually deaf refers to the characteristic of becoming deaf prior to acquiring language.

Prelinguistic refers to vocalizations made by the infant before the development of language.