The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ex parte council
Ex parte \Ex` par"te\ [L. See Ex-, and Part.] Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex parte statement.
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 or Ex parte evidence (Law), 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.
--Wharton's Law Dict.
--Burrill.