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Predisposition

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Bias

case, State of West Bengal v. Shivananda Pathak, (1998) 5 SCC 513: AIR 1998 SC 2050 (2056). A predisposition to decide for or against one party without proper regard to the true merits of the dispute is

disposition

(1984)"] ;also : the power of such transferral 3 : the state or condition of being predisposed : predisposition

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predispose

a crime [have been predisposed to engage in criminal behavior "W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel"] NOTE: Predisposition on the part of a defendant vitiates the defense of entrapment. pre·dis·po·si·tion [prē-dis-pə-zi-shən] n

Predilection

A previous liking a prepossession of mind in favor of something predisposition to choose or like partiality

Predisponency

The state of being predisposed predisposition

Predispose

To dispose or incline beforehand to give a predisposition or bias to as to predispose the mind to friendship

Sexual orientation

Sexual orientation, means a person's predisposition or inclination towards a particular type of sexual activity or behaviour, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1379.

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