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partiality

[pahr-shee-al-i-tee, pahr-shal-] / ˌpɑr ʃiˈæl ɪ ti, pɑrˈʃæl- /


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"There is no evidence of bad faith, malice, corruption, fraud, partiality, or any want of integrity on the part of Referee Mark Lyson," the commission added.

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

For that reason, they are expected to avoid public statements displaying partiality because such statements undermine public trust in the legal system.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

Having Cannon presiding over this case “might create an appearance of partiality in the mind of the public,” Routh’s attorney said, according to CNN.

From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2024

Ms. Soderstrom faced removal from the bench for gross neglect of duty, gross partiality in office and other judicial conduct prohibited by the state’s Constitution.

From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2024

Now I needed to understand how the great gatekeepers of history had come to terms with their own ignorance and partiality.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Out of all the bizarre vampire partialities presented as humdrum on "What We Do In the Shadows," the Staten Island housemates' unconventional, looser approach to intimacy is distinctive if not singular.

From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2023

They inevitably involve "animosities, partialities, influence and interest."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Is it a natural consequence, that, when benevolence becomes universal, personal affections and partialities wither in proportion?"

From The Kentuckian in New-York, Volume I (of 2) or, The Adventures of Three Southerns by William Alexander Caruthers

Strictly speaking, then, they may be compared among themselves: but there are always involuntary partialities or foregone conclusions.

From The Simple Life by Mary Louise Hendee

If she did not talk and put herself forward, express a partiality for this, an aversion to that, she had no partialities or aversions, and it was useless to consult her tastes.

From Shirley by Charlotte Brontë




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