Dic: without prejudice (to sth)

[law] without affecting any other legal matter. ..... ... OALD

• They agreed to pay compensation without prejudice [=without admitting (=without admitting guilt].

without prejudice: [Law] without harm to an existing right or claim. .... Collins Essential

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4. PHRASE : PHR n

If you take an action without prejudice to an existing situation, your action does not change or harm that situation.[FORMAL] ..... Cobuild

• We accept the outcome of the inquiry, without prejudice to the unsettled question of territorial waters.