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
Naveen Kumar, Washington Post, 8 Mar. 2024
In January, Cher's ex parte motion that her son Allman be placed in a temporary emergency conservatorship was denied
The conservatorship case involving Cher and her son Elijah Blue Allman remains ongoing — and his lawyers believe that this is on purpose.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
On April 13, 2006, a hearing was held for an ex parte order on Acree.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2024
The ex parte motion had previously been dismissed earlier in January due to Allman and his attorneys not having enough time to review the paperwork.
—Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024
An ex parte motion is one that can be granted without the response of the other party, in this case Mueller.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 23 Jan. 2024
The commission had no rules to limit ex parte communications.
—Marilyn W. Thompson, ProPublica, 18 Jan. 2024
During Monday’s hearing in Los Angeles regarding the conservatorship, Cher was seeking to place her adult son under, a judge denied the pop icon’s recent ex parte motion that Allman be placed in a temporary emergency conservatorship.
—Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 29 Jan. 2024
Cher Files for a Conservatorship of Son Elijah Blue Allman Due to 'Severe' Substance Abuse Issues
The judge ultimately denied the ex parte motion, arguing that Allman and his legal team did not have enough time to review all documents, as they were filed on Thursday.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Ex parte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ex%20parte. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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ex parte
adverb or adjective
Medieval Latin, on behalf (of)
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