with prejudice
No second chances
With prejudice is a legal term indicating that a case has been dismissed permanently and cannot be brought again.
When a court dismisses a claim with prejudice, the matter is settled conclusively—the plaintiff loses the right to refile the same lawsuit.
The judge dismissed the case with prejudice after finding the claims frivolous.
This finality distinguishes it from dismissal without prejudice, which allows refiling.
Outside legal contexts, the phrase sometimes suggests an action taken with lasting, irrevocable effect.
- conclusivenessQuality of being final
- finalityState of conclusive completion
- estoppelBar against contradicting oneself
- irreversibilityState of being permanent
- dismissalRemoval from position
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with prejudicewithout prejudice
Free from preconceived notions
provisionally · temporarily · conditionally · non-final · interlocutory
with prejudicewithout prejudice
Free from preconceived notions
open-ended · tentative · provisional · non-binding · preliminary
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