"Befangenheit" meaning in German

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Noun

Audio: De-Befangenheit.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: Befangenheit [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Befangenheit [nominative, singular], Befangenheit [genitive, singular], Befangenheit [dative, singular], Befangenheit [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From befangen + -heit. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:af|befangen|-heit}}, {{af|de|befangen|-heit}} befangen + -heit Head templates: {{de-noun|f.sg}} Befangenheit f (genitive Befangenheit, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f.sg}}
  1. (law) bias, conflict of interest (inability to act with required objectivity and impartiality, usually due to personal involvement) Tags: feminine, no-plural Synonyms: das Parteiischsein, Voreingenommenheit
    Sense id: en-Befangenheit-de-noun-AIZCk9qj Categories (other): Law, German entries referencing missing etymons, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries referencing missing etymons: 65 35 Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 62 38 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 71 29 Topics: law
  2. (literary) shyness, bashfulness Tags: feminine, literary, no-plural Synonyms: Schüchternheit, Verlegenheit
    Sense id: en-Befangenheit-de-noun-csx5EdJF Categories (other): German terms suffixed with -heit Disambiguation of German terms suffixed with -heit: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Befangenheitsantrag
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