even-handedly
adverb
approving(alsoevenhandedly)uk /ˌiː.vənˈhæn.dɪd.li/ us /ˌiː.vənˈhæn.dɪd.li/
in a way that treats everyone fairly and equally:
He must order the police to act even-handedly to stop the violence.
The rules must be applied even-handedly in all schools.
They don't believe that they'll be treated fairly and evenhandedly by the judicial system.
Related word
even-handed
Our news coverage presents both sides of the debate as even-handedly as possible.
The police should always use their powers of arrest even-handedly across all communities.
Journalists have an obligation to report events even-handedly.
We need a tax system that will treat the wealthy and the poor evenhandedly.
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anti-egalitarian
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due process
EDI
EDIB
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egalitarianism
it's a fair copidiom
justice
justness
karma
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reap
sportsman
sportsmanlike
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