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# impartial

adjective (impartial); noun impartiality; adverb impartially

«impartial» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Impartial means fair to everyone and not taking sides, so you do not favour one person or team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#m1)
2. (law) An impartial judge or jury decides only on the facts, without friendship or dislike affecting the decision. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship lessons it describes referees, judges and the news, which should report both sides. Phrases: «an impartial referee», «impartial advice», «stay impartial».

### Examples

- A referee must be impartial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x1)
- The judge listened to both sides and stayed impartial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x2)
- We need someone impartial to decide who won. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x3)
- The teacher was impartial and gave everyone a turn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x4)
- News should give impartial reports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x5)
- It's hard to be impartial when your best friend is playing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x6)
- (law) Every person has the right to an impartial trial. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x7)
- Mum stayed impartial when my sister and I argued. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/#x8)

### Note

Im + partial: «partial» can mean favouring one side, so «impartial» means not favouring. Trap: «partial» also means «not complete», but «impartial» never means «complete». Same as «unbiased».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «impartial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/impartial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«impartial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/impartial.html) on Mova free.