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  • 31disinterested person — USA In the context of bankruptcy, a person that satisfies all of the following criteria: • Is not a creditor, shareholder, or an insider. • Is not and was not within two years before the date of the filing of the petition, a director, officer, or …

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  • 32disinterested, uninterested —     Gerulaitis, after appearing almost disinterested in the first set, took a 5 1 lead in the second (New York Times). A participant in a tennis match might appear uninterested, but he would be unlikely to be disinterested, which means neutral… …

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  • 33disinterested, uninterested —     Gerulaitis, after appearing almost disinterested in the first set, took a 5 1 lead in the second (New York Times). A participant in a tennis match might appear uninterested, but he would be unlikely to be disinterested, which means neutral… …

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  • 34disinterested appraiser — An appraiser who not only is without any pecuniary interest in the property appraised, but one who is not biased or prejudiced in reference to the parties or the property. L. D. Hickerson & Co. v German American Ins. Co. 96 Tenn 193, 33 SW 1041.… …

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  • 35disinterested — Synonyms and related words: Laodicean, Olympian, abstract, aloof, altruistic, apathetic, ataractic, benumbed, blah, blase, bored, candid, careless, casual, colorless, comatose, committed, consecrated, dedicated, desensitized, detached, devil may… …

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  • 36disinterested — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. impartial, unbiased, not involved; see aloof , fair 1 , indifferent 1 . See Synonym Study at indifferent . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. indifferent, apathetic, unconcerned, dispassionate, uninvolved, impartial,… …

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  • 37disinterested — dis·in·ter·est·ed || dɪs ɪntrÉ™stɪd adj. impartial, unbiased; not interested, indifferentn. lack of interest, apathy, boredom v. create a lack of interest, remove interest …

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  • 38disinterested — a. 1. Unbiassed, impartial, fair, candid. 2. Generous, unselfish, liberal, magnanimous, high minded …

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  • 39disinterested — adj 1. unbiased, impartial, impersonal, neutral; unprejudiced, open minded, fair, equitable, just, dispassionate; candid, honest, generous, magnanimous, unselfish. 2. unconcerned, detached, aloof, uninterested, lukewarm …

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  • 40disinterested — [dɪsˈɪntrəstɪd] adj not involved in something and therefore able to judge it fairly See: uninterested …

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