ex parte

ex parte [eks pahr-tee] ExamplesWord Origin adjective, adverb

1. from or on one side only of a dispute, as a divorce suit; without notice to or the presence of the other party.

Origin of ex parte Borrowed into English from Latin around 1665–75 Examples from the Web for ex parte Historical Examples of ex parte

I had been arraigned and found guilty upon an ex-parte statement.

Japhet in Search of a Father

Frederick Marryat

I read this ex-parte judgment with mingled surprise and indignation.

The Knickerbocker, Vol. 57, No. 1, January 1861

Various

Unfortunately, two can play at this game of ex-parte definition.

Anthropology

Robert Marett

Party debate will addle your pate, ex-parte “facts” bring dizziness.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 23rd, 1893

Various

This of course must be viewed as an ex-parte statement, difficult for foreigners to verify or refute.

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 70, No. 431, September 1851

Various

British Dictionary definitions for ex parte ex parte adjective

1. law (of an application in a judicial proceeding) on behalf of one side or party onlyan ex parte injunction

Word Origin for ex parte Latin Word Origin and History for ex parte

Latin legal term, “on the one side only,” from ex “out of” (see ex-) + parte, ablative of pars “part, side.”