01 Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.
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Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.
Phrases & compounds
Ex parte application —
one made without notice or opportunity to oppose.
Ex parte council —
one that assembles at the request of only one of the parties in dispute.
Ex parte hearing —
that which is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the other. Hearings before grand juries, and affidavits, are ex parte.