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  • 51Mohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam) —     Mohammed and Mohammedanism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism     I. THE FOUNDER     Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecc …

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  • 52bias — bi·as / bī əs/ n: a personal and often unreasoned judgment for or against one side in a dispute: prejudice a judge disqualified because of bias Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 53malice aforethought — see malice Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. malice aforethought …

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  • 54premeditation — pre·med·i·ta·tion /pri ˌme də tā shən/ n: an act or instance of premeditating; specif: consideration or planning of an act beforehand designed so that it requires premeditation to tamper with it murder in the first degree is the killing of a… …

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  • 55Charles Nam — Charles B. Nam was born in Lynbrook, New York on March 25, 1926, and currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida. He was a Professor of Sociology for 31 years with one of his most important contributions being the Nam Powers Index measuring… …

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  • 56prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …

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  • 57foregone conclusion — I noun forejudgment, foreordination, inevitable result, one sidedness, partiality, preconceived idea, preconclusion, predecision, predesigned conclusion, predetermination, predetermined conclusion, predilection, predisposition, prejudged… …

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  • 58forethought — I noun advance planning, aim, anticipation, calculation, circumspection, consideration, consideration in advance, contemplation, deliberate intention, deliberation, design, direction, distinct purpose, fixed purpose, intent, intention, plan,… …

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  • 59goal — I noun aim, ambition, aspiration, design, destination, determination, end, fixed purpose, hope, intent, intention, mark, mission, object, objective, plan, predeliberation, predetermination, premeditation, purpose, resolution, resolve, scheme, set …

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  • 60preconception — I noun anticipation, assumption, bent, bias, fixed idea, foregone conclusion, forejudgment, inclination, leaning, partiality, praeiudicata opinio, preapprehension, preconceived idea, precondusion, predetermination, preestimate, prejudgment,… …

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