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im⋅par⋅tial

  [im-pahr-shuhl]
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–adjective
not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
Origin:
1585–95; im- 2 + partial

Related forms:
im⋅par⋅ti⋅al⋅i⋅ty  [im-pahr-shee-al-i-tee] , im⋅par⋅tial⋅ness, noun
im⋅par⋅tial⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
unbiased, unprejudiced, equitable. See fair 1 .

Antonyms:
biased.
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im·par·tial   (ĭm-pär'shəl)   
adj.  Not partial or biased; unprejudiced. See Synonyms at fair1.
im'par·ti·al'i·ty (-shē-āl'ĭ-tē), im·par'tial·ness n., im·par'tial·ly adv.
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Impartiality

Im*par`ti*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. impartialit['e].] The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as, impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc.

Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion. --South.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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