clue vs prior knowledge

clue

noun
  • Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick) 

  • Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion. 

  • An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence. 

verb
  • To provide with a clue. 

  • To provide someone with information which he or she lacks (often used with "in" or "up"). 

prior knowledge

noun
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see prior, knowledge. 

  • Knowledge of a set of circumstances sufficient to make actions based on those circumstances wrongful. 

  • Prior to the inception of an insurance policy, knowledge of specific extant circumstances that could reasonably give rise to a claim under that policy. 

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