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ex par⋅te

  [eks pahr-tee]
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–noun
from or on one side only of a dispute, as a divorce suit; without notice to or the presence of the other party.
Origin:
1665–75; < L
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ex par·te   (ěks pär'tē)   
adv.   & adj.

  1. Law From or on one side only, with the other side absent or unrepresented: testified ex parte; an ex parte hearing.

  2. From a one-sided or strongly biased point of view.


[Latin : ex, from + parte, ablative of pars, part, side.]
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Word Origin & History

ex parte 
1672, legal term, "on the one side only," from L. ex "out of" + parte, abl. of pars "part, side."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ex par·te
Pronunciation: 'eks-'pär-tE, -tA
Function: adv or adj
Etymology: Medieval Latin, on behalf (of)
: on behalf of or involving only one party to a legal matter and in the absence of and usually without notice to the other party ex parte motion> ex parte> —used in citations to indicate the party seeking judicial relief in a case <Ex Parte Jones, 7 U.S. 2 (1866)> —compare IN RE, INTER PARTES
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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