Ex parte
Ex parte
Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.
Collocations (3)
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 Ex parte 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