ex p.
Law & Legal abbreviation · Latin Legal
| Stands for | Ex parte (on the application of) |
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| Categories | Law & Legal |
ex p. stands for Ex parte (on the application of), a Latin legal abbreviation.
Prefix in older English and Commonwealth case names identifying the party who applied for a prerogative remedy such as judicial review, as in "R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Doody". Modern cases use "R (on the application of X)" instead.
Example: In R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex p Doody, the Lords required reasons for tariff decisions.
Usage notes
The naming format changed when new judicial review rules took effect in October 2000. In US usage, "ex parte" usually describes a proceeding or communication involving only one side, such as an ex parte application for a TRO, and is written in full, as in the case name Ex parte Milligan (1866).
Related abbreviations
More Latin legal abbreviations
- c.t.a. – Cum testamento annexo (with the will annexed)
- cert. – Certiorari
- Cur. adv. vult – Curia advisari vult (the court wishes to consider)
- d.b.n. – De bonis non (of goods not administered)
- et ux. – Et uxor (and wife)
- ex rel. – Ex relatione (on the relation of)
- fi. fa. – Fieri facias (that you cause to be made)
- habeas – Habeas corpus (you should have the body)
- i.a. – Inter alia (among other things)
- IFP – In forma pauperis (in the manner of a pauper)
- JNOV – Judgment non obstante veredicto (judgment notwithstanding the verdict)
- L.S. – Locus sigilli (place of the seal)
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.