The defendant was convicted because the prosecutor proved the defendant's prior knowledge of the victim's particular vulnerability.
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Prior knowledge
Synonyms for "prior knowledge" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Noun(3 words)
assumed knowledgebackground informationbackground knowledge
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
Related words (7)
Noun(7 words)
preconceptionpredispositionpreexisting knowledgeprerequisite knowledgeprevious knowledgepreviously known informationprior understanding
Related word relations
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12 entriesassumptionsbackground assumptionsbaseline knowledgedomain knowledgefamiliar knowledgefoundational knowledgeheuristicspreexisting knowledgeprerequisite knowledgeprocedural knowledgestereotypestacit knowledge
Collocations
11 entriesbackground knowledgedomain knowledgeexisting knowledgeprior knowledge activationprior knowledge baseprior knowledge baselineprior knowledge gapprior knowledge prerequisiteprior knowledge testprocedural knowledgetacit knowledge
Translations
2 translations across 2 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- tietoisuus noun ((law) knowledge of circumstances)
Swedish
1 entries- förkunskap noun ((law) knowledge of circumstances)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
All our policies require a declaration of no prior knowledge as a matter of routine.
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I had no prior knowledge of linguistics, but that didn't stop me from writing a dictionary.
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The impact of prior knowledge on the acquisition of knowledge is certanly not a new finding.
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