ex parte
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of ex parte
Borrowed into English from Latin around 1665–75
Example Sentences
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I sent a letter to the judge explaining the situation and copied all parties to avoid ex parte communication.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 11, 2026
He and a group of other transparency activists have proposed a total ban on ex parte communication, which hasn’t been considered by the current commission.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 27, 2026
In a court filing seen by Newsweek on Wednesday, the DHS said that it complied with the order “by submitting declarations with attachments for ex parte review” by way of encrypted link.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Assuming that ex parte renewal protects 10 percent of people who would have been rejected for procedural reasons, this results in an extra $636 million in benefits.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2023
The case referred to was that since so widely known as ex parte Garland, and decided by the Supreme Court adversely to the Constitutionality of the statute.
From Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 by Blaine, James Gillespie
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