partiality

Etymology

From Middle French partialité, from Medieval Latin partiālitās.

noun

  1. Preference, bias in favor of, tendency.
    The judge's partiality towards the defendant caused him to be replaced, with someone who was apparently more neutral.
  2. The quality of being partial or incomplete.
    Illness confronts the self with partiality, incompleteness, and mortality. 2008, Hugo Letiche, Making Healthcare Care: Managing via Simple Guiding Principles

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