EXPARTE
\ɛkspˈɑːt], \ɛkspˈɑːt], \ɛ_k_s_p_ˈɑː_t]\
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Proceeding only from one part or side of a matter in question; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement: specifically, in law, applied to any step taken by or on behalf of one of the parties to a suit or in any judicial proceeding, in the absence of the other; as, an ex parte application; an ex parte hearing; ex parte evidence: hearings before grand juries are ex parte.
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