- ex parte
- /eks partiy/On one side only; by or for one party; done for, in behalf of, or on the application of, one party only.A judicial proceeding, order, injunction, etc., is said to be ex parte when it is taken or granted at the instance and for the benefit of one ptrty only, and without notice to, or contestation by, any person adversely interested."Ex parte," in the heading of a reported case, signifies that the name following is that of the party upon whose application the case is heard@ ex parte divorceDivorce proceeding in which only one spouse participates or one in which the other spouse does not appear. The validity of such divorce depends upon the nature of the notice given to the absent spouse@ ex parte hearingHearings in which the court or tribunal hears only one side of the controversy@ ex parte injunctionAn injunction which issues from a court which has heard only one side, the moving side, of the controversy@ ex parte investigationAn investigation conducted about a person who is not personally contacted or questioned@ ex parte materna/eks partiy mstsrna/ On the mother's side; of the maternal line@ ex parte paterna/eks partiy pstsrns/ On the father's side; of the paternal line@ ex parte proceedingAny judicial or quasi judicial hearing in which only one party is heard as in the case of a temporary restraining order@ ex parte revocationThe withdrawal or revocation of a license or other authority from a person without that person's participation or without notice and opportunity to be heard and defend@
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.