Impartial - Law Dictionary Search Results
fair
fair 1 : characterized by honesty and justice : free from self-interest, deception, injustice, or favoritism [a and impartial tribunal] 2 : reasonable as a basis for exchange [a wage] [a valuation] 3 : consistent with merit
adversary
or involving a system of justice in which opposing parties usually represented by counsel present evidence to an impartial decision-maker (as a jury) by a process of questioning witnesses under the supervision of a judge compare accusatorial,
Impartiality
The quality of being impartial freedom from bias or favoritism disinterestedness equitableness fairness as impartiality of judgment of treatment etc
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death qualification
the grounds that the juror's objection to the death penalty would prevent him or her from making an impartial decision as to the defendant's guilt
disinterested
disinterested : free of any interest esp. of a pecuniary nature : impartial [a person to witness the will]
equal
of a group, class, or society 3 : regarding or affecting all objects in the same way : impartial n : one that is equal
factfinder
: one that tries to determine the facts of a case, situation, or relationship: as a : an impartial examiner designated by a government agency to appraise the facts underlying a particular matter (as a labor dispute)
factfinding
involved in a case, situation, or relationship ;specif : a method of labor dispute resolution in which an impartial factfinder holds hearings and from the evidence gathered makes determinations as to the facts and issues of the
arbitration
(as between labor and management) or a grievance outside of the court system by presenting it to an impartial third party or panel for a decision that may or may not be binding compare mediation final offer
independent counsel
independent counsel was codified in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and is designed to ensure an impartial investigation (as when the Attorney General would face a conflict of interest). The independent counsel was formally called
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