A judge should be impartial.
SYNONYM(S): unbiased, unprejudiced, equitable. See syn. under fair1. (Cf. ↑fair)Useful english dictionary. 2012.
par´tial|ness — par|tial «PAHR shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not complete; not total: »a partial eclipse. Father has made a partial payment on our new car. SYNONYM(S): incomplete, imperfect. 2. inclined to favor one side more than another; favoring unfairly … Useful english dictionary
par|tial — «PAHR shuhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. not complete; not total: »a partial eclipse. Father has made a partial payment on our new car. SYNONYM(S): incomplete, imperfect. 2. inclined to favor one side more than another; favoring unfairly: »A… … Useful english dictionary
par|tial|ly — «PAHR shuh lee», adverb. 1. in part; not generally or totally; partly: »a school for blind and partially blind children. When stars high in the sky are being studied, the partially closed shutter will serve as a windscreen (Science News Letter).… … Useful english dictionary
im|par|tial — «ihm PAHR shuhl», adjective. showing no more favor to one side than to the other; fair; just: »A judge should be impartial. SYNONYM(S): unbiased, unprejudiced, equitable. See syn. under fair1. (Cf. ↑fair) –im|par´tial|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
im|par´tial|ness — im|par|tial «ihm PAHR shuhl», adjective. showing no more favor to one side than to the other; fair; just: »A judge should be impartial. SYNONYM(S): unbiased, unprejudiced, equitable. See syn. under fair1. (Cf. ↑fair) –im|par´tial|ly, adverb.… … Useful english dictionary
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par·tial·i·ty — /ˌpɑɚʃiˈæləti/ noun formal 1 [noncount] : an unfair tendency to treat one person, group, or thing better than another Judges must not show partiality [=bias] during the competition. 2 [singular] : a tendency to like something or someone often +… … Useful english dictionary
par·tial·ly — /ˈpɑɚʃəli/ adv : somewhat but not completely : to some extent or in some degree : ↑partly I guess I m partially responsible for what happened. He only partially explained his reason for leaving. The building was partially destroyed in the fire … Useful english dictionary
par — par·ti striped; par·ti·ta; par·tite; par·ti·tion·al; par·ti·tioned; par·ti·tion·er; par·ti·tion·ing; par·ti·tion·ist; par·ti·tive·ly; par·ti·tur; par·ti·ver·sal; par·trick; par·tu·la; par·tu·ri·fa·cient; par·tu·ri·tion; par·ty·ism; par·u·la;… … English syllables
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