fair-minded

Example Sentences

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"Hellerstein possesses a well-deserved reputation for seeking to do justice in every case and for being independent and fair-minded," said law professor Carl Tobias of the University of Richmond.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

Perhaps in some distant golden era the BBC was fair-minded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

They should only occur where “the evidence that the defendant committed a crime on any fair-minded objective judgment remains very powerful.”

From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025

The legal test to qualify for jury duty is whether one can make fair-minded determinations based solely on the evidence presented in court.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2024

A fair-minded examination of the counterevidence can then occupy as much space as it needs, because its bulk will reflect its importance within that section.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker