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evenhanded

[ ee-vuh n-han-did ]

/ ˈi vənˈhæn dɪd /

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adjective

impartial; equitable: evenhanded justice.

Origin of evenhanded

First recorded in 1595–1605; even¹ + handed

OTHER WORDS FROM evenhanded

e·ven·hand·ed·ly, adverb e·ven·hand·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby evenhanded

even-minded, even-steven, even-tempered, even-toed ungulate, evenfall, evenhanded, evening, evening bag, evening campion, evening class, evening dress

Example sentences from the Web for even-handed

We are lucky that so many were, like Lange, smart, even-handed, and far-sighted.

HIV’s Greatest Foe Went Down With MH17 |Kent Sepkowitz |July 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She is even-handed in detailing the internecine battles between Insurgents and Regulars for control of the party.

Wait for the Movie Version of Doris Kearns Goodwin’s “The Bully Pulpit” |David Nasaw |November 12, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The Democratic Party is not even-handed when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Why We Should Cheer Jerusalem |Steve Sheffey |September 13, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
She insisted that Cameron, for his part, had been “even-handed” in his consideration of the bid.

Rebekah Brooks Testifies On Cozy Relationship With No. 10 Downing Street in Latest Leveson Hearing |Mike Giglio |May 11, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

Being a juror forces you to do so, to think about what constitutes the even-handed administration of the law.

I Was an Astor Trial Juror |Philip Bump |October 9, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
The facts would appear to be given in an even-handed way, in all the reports rendered.

The Campaign of Chancellorsville |Theodore A. Dodge
Yet I like the even-handed justice which is applied to both our arguments.

Philebus |Plato
To all men were given the protection of equal laws and the assurance of even-handed justice.

A Civil Servant in Burma |Herbert Thirkel White
So much for the consistency and even-handed justice of the author.

Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments |Various
This even-handed justice Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice To our own lips.

Familiar Quotations |Various

British Dictionary definitions for even-handed

even-handed

adjective

dealing fairly with all; impartial

Derived forms of even-handed

even-handedly, adverb even-handedness, noun