Ex parte
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary · Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Lat. From, or of a part or side; of the one part; from, or upon one side. A common term in practice, which seems to have originally been derived from the canon law. Durand, Spec. Jur. lib.
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De rescript. praesentatione, passim. See Calv. Lex. Jur. An ex parte application to a court is an application made by one party only, without notice to the opposite party, or opportunity given him to oppose it.
Holthouse. 1 Burr. Pr. 340.