ex parte
adverb or adjective
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Latin has not been over-used in a procedural context ('ex parte' being a rare exception,) wrote a correspondent to the London Times in May 1999. Indeed, ex parte (which literally meant "on behalf [of]" in Medieval Latin) pops up quite often in legal settings. An ex parte proceeding, for example, is one that occurs at the request of and for the benefit of one party, usually without the knowledge and participation of any other party. Even when ex parte steps outside of the courtroom - to be used of an ex parte meeting, interview, chat, conversation, investigation, discussion, or contact, for example - the one-sided sense often has some sort of legal or legislative slant, referring to involvement of just one party or side in a case or dispute.
Examples of ex parte in a Sentence
Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 26 July 2024
After getting the ex parte order, police said Kimball’s body was exhumed last November and sent to Utah Medical Examiner’s Office for testing, which found a DNA profile from Kimball on an article of Tanya’s clothing.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 26 June 2024
Steel had previously called for a mistrial in the case over the ex parte fiasco, and Glanville also denied that.
—Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 June 2024
An imposing rectory, designed by David Rockwell, rotates to accommodate the putative principal’s office and a serene courtyard where the conversations are ex parte.
—Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
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“Ex parte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex%20parte. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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ex parte
adverb or adjective
Medieval Latin, on behalf (of)
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