ex parte

[ eks pahr-tee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

from or on one side only of a dispute, as a divorce suit; without notice to or the presence of the other party.

ex parte

/ ɛks ˈpɑːtɪ /

law (of an application in a judicial proceeding) on behalf of one side or party only
an ex parte injunction

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1665–75

Latin

Eleven unaccountable federal judges cannot make these monumental decisions in secret ex parte proceedings.

Ea & hreticorum repulit iniquitatem, & Nostros in nauim non iam vt hospites, sed vt magna ex parte Dominos, potentsq imposuit.

Anything else would be mere hearsay, and more or less ex parte.

He does nothing of the kind, and expects posterity to accept his ex-parte statements without reserve.

The theory of Evolution is being accepted to-day upon ex-parte evidence.

If it was to have any influence, it must be a pernicious one, because founded on ex parte testimony.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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