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ex parte

ex parte adjective: of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present.

Adjective

ex parte (not comparable)

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present.
    • The judge issued a temporary ex parte injunction.
    • She was dismissive of an ex parte application for an order excluding a husband from the matrimonial home.2014, Ian McEwan, The Children Act, Penguin Random House (2018), page 54
  2. Concerning only one side of a matter; one-sided.
    • I wish merely to caution you against the whole tone of L'Etoile's suggestion, by calling your attention to its ex parte character at the outset.1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Mystery of Marie Rogêt

Adverb

ex parte (not comparable)

  1. In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not (or sometimes may not be) present.
    • Grand juries are conducted ex parte; neither the suspect nor his attorney may attend.

ex parte meaning in Tamil and Urdu

ex parte in Tamil

எதிர்த் தரப்பற்ற, ஒரு சார்பான, ஒரு தலையாக, ஒரு பக்கச் சார்வான, ஒருதலையான, ஓரு சார்பான

ex parte in Urdu

جانب دار, یک طرفہ

Origin of ex parte

From Latin ex parte ("from [one] part").

Questions about ex parte

What does ex parte mean?
Ex parte means of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not present.
What is ex parte in Tamil?
Ex parte in Tamil is எதிர்த் தரப்பற்ற, ஒரு சார்பான, ஒரு தலையாக. See Ex parte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ex parte?
Ex parte can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near ex parte in the dictionary

  1. ex nihilo
  2. ex nihilo nihil fit
  3. ex nunc
  4. ex officio
  5. ex opere operato
  6. ex parte
  7. ex pede Herculem
  8. ex post
  9. ex post facto
  10. ex professo
  11. ex proprio motu

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: ex parte (page history and authors); ex parte (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ex parte (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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