Ex parte /(?)/

Ex· par·te

Ex parte
  1. Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.

Phrases & Compounds
Ex parte application
one made without notice or opportunity to oppose.
Ex parte council
one that assembles at the request of only one of the parties in dispute.
Ex parte hearing
that which is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the other. Hearings before grand juries, and affidavits, are ex parte.