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“unbiassed” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

unbiassed
simplex (simple, natural, without preconceived notion): liber: solutus; especially together, liber et solutus (free from prepossession): integer (free from partiality). (The words are found in this connection and order.) integer ac liber (e.g., mind, animus). An unbiassed judgement, judicium integrum: unbiassed in one’s judgement (in council), liber in consulendo. To be quite unbiassed in a matter, neque ira neque gratia teneri: ab odio (or amicitia), ira atque misericordia vacuum esse: in an unbiassed manner, simpliciter (e.g., to speak, dicere): libere: ingenue (freely; e.g., to confess, confiteri; to speak for anybody, dicere pro aliquo): integre. (The words are found in this connection and order.) incorrupte integreque (without being bribed; e.g., to judge, judicare): sine ira et studio (without any private like or dislike; Tac., Ann., 1, 1, quite at the end). Use your own unbiassed judgement, utere tuo judicio; nihil enim impedio (i. e., don’t let me bias you either way, Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for unbiassed?
The usual Latin words for “unbiassed” are simplex, līber, solvō; also integer, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.