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without fear or favour

without fear or favour prepositional phrase: in an equal and fair manner.

Prepositional phrase

  1. In an equal and fair manner.
    • The judge made his decision without fear or favour.

Synonyms of without fear or favour

Forms of without fear or favour

alternative formwithout fear or favor

Questions about without fear or favour

What does without fear or favour mean?
Without fear or favour means in an equal and fair manner.
What part of speech is without fear or favour?
Without fear or favour is a prepositional phrase.

Words near without fear or favour in the dictionary

  1. without doubt
  2. without end
  3. without exception
  4. without fail
  5. without fear or favor
  6. without fear or favour
  7. without further adieu
  8. without further ado
  9. without incident
  10. without loss of generality
  11. without number

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