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without prejudice

adjective/wɪˈðaʊt ˈpredʒʊdɪs/

C1CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

Describing communications made in a genuine attempt to settle that cannot later be put before the tribunal as evidence.

The settlement offer was marked without prejudice and so was inadmissible before the tribunal.

Similar: off the record

Topic: Arbitration in Legal English

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