Evenhanded

Evenhanded
Evenhanded E"ven*hand`ed, a. Fair or impartial; unbiased. ``Evenhanded justice.'' --Shak. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ly}, adv. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ness}, n. --Froude. [1913 Webster]

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  • evenhanded — c.1600, from EVEN (Cf. even) (adj.) + HAND (Cf. hand) …   Etymology dictionary

  • evenhanded — [ē′vənhan΄did] adj. impartial; fair; just …   English World dictionary

  • evenhanded — evenhandedly, adv. evenhandedness, n. /ee veuhn han did/, adj. impartial; equitable: evenhanded justice. [1595 1605; EVEN + HANDED] * * * …   Universalium

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  • evenhanded — adjective without partiality evenhanded justice • Similar to: ↑equitable, ↑just …   Useful english dictionary

  • evenhanded justice — index fairness, right (righteousness) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • evenhanded — adjective Date: 1605 fair, impartial • evenhandedly adverb • evenhandedness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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