ex parte

English

Etymology

From Latin ex parte ("from [one] part").

Adjective

ex parte (not comparable)

1. (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.

2. 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

ex parte (not comparable)

1. (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.