ex parte
adverb or adjective
ex par·te
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Definition of ex parte
1
: on or from one side or party only
—used of legal proceedings
2
: from a one-sided or partisan point of view
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In January, Messer sought an ex parte order in bankruptcy court to issue subpoenas to both models, as well as Bella Hadid and Hailey Baldwin. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Kendall Jenner, Emily Ratajkowski Among Celebrities Sued for Fyre Festival Payments," 30 Aug. 2019 The evidence was submitted in an ex parte filing on Thursday, which included a deposition from an incident response engineer at Twitch. — Russell Brandom, The Verge, "Twitch is closing in on its Christchurch trolls," 29 June 2019 The American people cannot withstand that kind of treachery before that kind of secret court in an ex parte proceeding. — Fox News, "McCarthy: Mueller is pursuing obstruction case against Trump," 21 Aug. 2018 Connor issued this ruling ex parte, and Daniels and her legal team were not present or able to contest it. — Dylan Matthews, Vox, "The definitive guide to the Stormy Daniels scandal," 24 Mar. 2018 He was charged in another case with violating an ex parte order. — The Aegis, "Harford County police blotter," 25 May 2018 The Sheriff’s Office and State Police report: Joppa Yomi Adebakin, 70, of the 1500 block of Pulaski Highway, was arrested last Wednesday for failing to appear for court in three cases, each in which he was charged with violating an ex parte order. — Erika Butler, The Aegis, "Harford County police blotter," 25 Apr. 2018 The ex parte disclosure form is not a brain buster. — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, "Want to save the California coast? Here's a good start," 21 Mar. 2018 The agenda for that meeting included a 20-page tutorial on ex partes. — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, "Want to save the California coast? Here's a good start," 21 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ex parte.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ex parte
adverb or adjective
ex par·te
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Legal Definition of ex parte
: 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
an ex parte motion relief granted 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