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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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Ex parte

Ex` par"te\ [L. See Ex-, and Part.] Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.

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 or evidence (Law), 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. --Wharton's Law Dict. --Burrill.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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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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