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extreme prejudice

noun

Etymology

From the longer phrase terminate with extreme prejudice, popularized by the film Apocalypse Now (1979), but used earlier jokingly as CIA jargon.

Definitions

  1. Lethal force, applied extrajudicially with the intent to kill.

    • Osborn was involved in the liquidation program and cites an example of a Vietnamese operative being liquidated with extreme prejudice on orders from higher headquarters.

  2. Severe treatment.

    • Without a real market to determine the price such suggested prices should be discounted with extreme prejudice by any potential investors.

  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see extreme, prejudice.

    • The centerpiece of the court's justification for reversing and remanding was its conclusion that when the trial judge disclosed the terms of the settlement, he created a great risk of extreme prejudice to the remaining defendant.
    • For example, majority-group members may view minority groups with suspicion, but not all minority groups become the targets of extreme prejudice and discrimination.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA