even-handed

British  

adjective

1. dealing fairly with all; impartial

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Other Word Forms

• even-handedly adverb
• even-handedness noun

Example Sentences

Appeared in the January 6, 2026, print edition as 'Even-Handed History'.

From The Wall Street Journal

The first key part of this particular ruling suggests they will have to be even-handed in the way they deal with cases like this in future.

From BBC

One point is explicit but even-handed: "Both countries will agree to abolish all discriminatory measures and guarantee the rights of Ukrainian and Russian media and education."

From BBC

Boggs’ even-handed and critically rigorous biography of James Baldwin is guilty of none of these things, mostly because Boggs never strays from the path toward understanding why Baldwin wrote what he did and how his private and public lives were inextricably wound up in his work.

From Los Angeles Times

In that case, which began with Routh’s arraignment in late September 2024, Cannon’s decisions on motions have been timely and even-handed, with rulings following as quickly as two weeks after the last related filing was submitted, and, aside from two requests for delay granted in part, the case progressing on time for its Sept. 8, 2025, trial date.

From Salon