Synonyms for even-handed


Grammar : Adj
Spell : ee-vuh n-han-did
Phonetic Transcription : ˈi vənˈhæn dɪd

Top 10 synonyms for even-handed Other synonyms for the word even-handed

Définition of even-handed

Origin :
  • c.1600, from even (adj.) + hand (n.).
  • adj impartial and fair
Example sentences :
  • Yet I like the even-handed justice which is applied to both our arguments.
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • They saw that what was needed was, not special favor, but even-handed justice.
  • Extract from : « Letters from Port Royal » by Various
  • There, as in the sepulchre to which they led, all ranks were cast with an even-handed scorn.
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • Well, it was even-handed—not justice, but injustice, at all events.
  • Extract from : « The Mission; or Scenes in Africa » by Captain Frederick Marryat
  • So much for the consistency and even-handed justice of the author.
  • Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various
  • If they indorse it, even-handed justice requires them to say so.
  • Extract from : « Presidential Candidates: » by D. W. Bartlett
  • I have repaid you insult for insult, and we are even-handed.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Hunter's Adventures » by William H. Thomes
  • In his teachings on the question of divorce, he is far from perceiving the even-handed justice which the case demands.
  • Extract from : « Handbook of Freethought » by Various
  • In these cases it was not often that there was any obstacle interposed to the administration of even-handed justice.
  • Extract from : « The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, May 1844 » by Various
  • He expressed love to the divine in even-handed justice and in benevolent sympathy among men.
  • Extract from : « Charles Lewis Cocke » by William Robert Lee Smith
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