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Dictionary: im·par·tial   (ĭm-pär'shəl) pronunciation
adj.
Not partial or biased; unprejudiced. See synonyms at fair1.

impartiality im'par·ti·al'i·ty (-shē-ăl'ĭ-tē) or im·par'tial·ness n.
impartially im·par'tial·ly adv.

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adjective

  1. Free from bias in judgment: disinterested, dispassionate, equitable, fair, fair-minded, indifferent, just, nonpartisan, objective, square, unbiased, unprejudiced. Idioms: fair and square. See fair/unfair.
  2. Not inclining toward or actively taking either side in a matter under dispute: neuter, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartisan, unbiased, uncommitted, uninvolved, unprejudiced. Idioms: on the fence. See fair/unfair.

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Definition: fair, unprejudiced
Antonyms: biased, discriminating, favoring, partial, partisan, prejudiced, unfair, unjust


Law Encyclopedia: Impartial
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Favoring neither; disinterested; treating all alike; unbiased; equitable, fair, and just.

Devil's Dictionary: impartial
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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


adj.

Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy or adopting either of two conflicting opinions.


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Fair, unbiased.

pronunciation Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces. — Horatius (65-8 BC), Roman poet.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - upartisk, uvildig, saglig, neutral

Nederlands (Dutch)
onpartijdig

Français (French)
adj. - impartial, objectif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - unparteiisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αμερόληπτος, απροκατάληπτος

Italiano (Italian)
imparziale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - imparcial

Русский (Russian)
беспристрастный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - imparcial

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - opartisk, objektiv, ojävig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
公平的, 不偏不倚的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 公平的, 不偏不倚的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 공평한, 편견 없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 公平な, 片寄らない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) نزيه, غير متحيز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮הוגן, לא נושא פנים‬


 
 
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