22 December 2016

ex parte

[eks pahr-tee]

adjective, adverb

1. from or on one side only of a dispute, as a divorce suit; without notice to or the presence of the other party.

Origin of ex parte

Latin

1665-1675; < Latin

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Examples from the Web for ex parte

Contemporary Examples

The unusual procedure by Swain of reviewing documents ” ex parte ” amounted to the judge going an extra mile to be fair.
Madoff Secretary Annette Bongiorno Jailed Over Ponzi Millions
Allan Dodds Frank
December 20, 2010

Historical Examples

It was an ex parte judgment which a look at the other fellow might have modified.
From the Bottom Up
Alexander Irvine

ex parte : on one side; an ex parte statement is a statement on one side only.
The Verbalist
Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)

Anagram

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Today’s quote

To find fault is easy; to do better may be difficult.

– Plutarch

On this day

22 December 1880 – death of Mary Ann Evans. One of England’s greatest novelists, she published under the name ‘George Eliot’ in order to be taken seriously. Some of her novels include ‘Adam Bede’, ‘Mill on the Floss’, ‘Silas Marner’, and ‘Daniel Deronda’. Her novel, ‘Middlemarch’, was described as the greatest novel in the English language. Born 22 November 1819.

22 December 1936 – Italy sends thousands of troops to Spain to support the Nationalists in the Spanish Civil War who were opposed to the democratically elected left-wing ‘Popular Front’ government which comprised of Trotskyists, communists and other left-wing groups.

22 December 1949 – birth of Maurice Gibb on the Isle of Man. Founded the Bee Gees with his brothers, Robin and Barry. Died 12 January 2003 in Miami, Florida.

22 December 1989 – The Brandenburg Gate opens for the first time in almost 30 years, allowing access between East and West Germany.

22 December 2002 – Death of Joe Strummer, co-founder, guitarist, lyricist and vocalist with UK punk band, The Clash. Born 21 August 1952.