Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Impartial

adj. Unbiased; disinterested.

fair and impartial jury

See impartial jury.

fair and impartial trial

See FAIR TRIAL

impartial chair

1. ARBITRATOR. 2. MEDIATOR. - Also termed impartial chairman.

impartial expert

An expert who is appointed by the court to present an unbiased opinion. - Also termed court-appointed expert. Fed. R. Evid. 706.

impartial jury

A jury that has no opinion about the case at the start of the trial and that bases its verdict on competent legal evidence. - Also termed fair and impartial jury. inquest jury A jury summoned from a particular district to appear before a sheriff, coroner, or other ministerial officer and inquire about the facts concerning a death. See INQUEST.