PROGNOSIS
The word prognosis was initially a medical term, but later on it broadened to encompass predictions/ forecasts made by experts of any field.
The prefix “pro” means “before”. Thus, the word prognosis literary means fore-knowing or foreseeing or foretelling. It is a view/ judgment or an opinion, based upon the experiences or existing trends/ symptoms, as to how something is likely to develop positively or negatively in future.
Example, considering the prognosis of mounting inflow of trial of cases relating to sexual offences and child abuse, there is a need to think about constitution of more Special Courts to dispose of the pending trial expeditiously.
