text: Ex parte means, On one side only; by or for one party; done for, in behalf of, or on the application of, one party only.\n\nA judicial proceeding, order, injunction, etc., is said to be ex parte when it is taken or granted at the instance and for the benefit of one party only, and without notice to, or contestation by, any person adversely interested.\n\n“Ex parte,” in the heading of a reported case, signifies that the name following is that of the party upon whose application the case is heard.