Definition of ex parte:
°(legal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a
proceeding where one of the involved
parties is not present.
"The judge issued a temporary ex parte injunction."
°(legal) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parities is not, (or sometimes may not be) present.
"Grand juries are conducted ex parte; neither the suspect nor his attorney may attend."
Definition of ex parte:
°(legal) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a
proceeding where one of the involved
parties is not present.
"The judge issued a temporary ex parte injunction."
°(legal) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parities is not, (or sometimes may not be) present.
"Grand juries are conducted ex parte; neither the suspect nor his attorney may attend."