"in fairness" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

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  1. As a counterpoint; for the sake of balance; to lessen the harm. [with to] Synonyms: to be fair, in all fairness, infairness [Philippines, US] Translations (for the sake of balance): rehellisyyden nimissä (Finnish), tasapuolisuuden nimissä (Finnish), kohtuuden nimissä (Finnish), kylläkin (Finnish), pour sa défense (French), fairerweise (German), gerechterweise (German), az igazság kedvéért (Hungarian), az igazat megvallva (Hungarian), gwoli sprawiedliwości (Polish), справедливости ради (spravedlivosti radi) (Russian)

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