ex parte
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ex parte ("from [one] part").
Adjective[edit]
ex parte (not comparable)
- (law) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present.
- The judge issued a temporary ex parte injunction.
- 2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 54:
- She was dismissive of an ex parte application for an order excluding a husband from the matrimonial home.
- Concerning only one side of a matter; one-sided.
- 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt:
- I wish merely to caution you against the whole tone of L'Etoile's suggestion, by calling your attention to its ex parte character at the outset.
Adverb[edit]
ex parte (not comparable)
- (law) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not (or sometimes may not be) present.
- Grand juries are conducted ex parte; neither the suspect nor his attorney may attend.