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unilateral Definition

uni·lat·eral (yo̵̅o̅′nə latər əl)

adjective

  1. of, occurring on, or affecting one side only
  2. involving or obligating one only of several persons or parties; done or undertaken by one only; not reciprocal a unilateral contract
  3. taking into account one side only of a matter; one-sided
  4. unilineal
  5. turned to one side
  6. Biol. arranged or produced on one side of an axis

Etymology: ModL unilateralis: see uni- & lateral

unilateral Related Forms
u′ni·lat·er·al·ism′ noun u′ni·lat·er·ally adverb
unilateral Synonyms

unilateral

modif.

concerned with one side, signed by one of two factions, one-sided, not reciprocal, unipartite, single.

unilateral Law Definition

adj

Literally, one-sided; relating to only one of two or more people or things.
unilateral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • neglect: Examples of unilateral neglect from adult patients who have suffered a stroke.
  • disarmament: The Labor Party had a policy of unilateral disarmament during most of the 1980s.
  • moratorium: Pakistan has declared a unilateral moratorium on nuclear tests.
  • cataract: Visual outcome can still vary markedly however, particularly in the child with unilateral cataract.
  • retinoblastoma: Impairment of vision The majority of children with unilateral retinoblastoma have the affected eye removed.
  • deafness: Some children with mild or moderate unilateral deafness find a Hearing aid in the ear with deafness helpful.

Modifying Another Word

  • usually: Motor weakness was focal, usually unilateral, weakness ( loss of power ) of face, arm, hand, or leg.
  • not: The third party right of veto only applies to acts done by agreement, not unilateral acts such as termination for material breach.
  • necessarily: But I do not accept that the draft undertakings ( although necessarily unilateral ) are unreasonable or unjustifiable.
  • so: The US attitude was so unilateral and high-handed that the DPRK was stunned by it.
  • typically: Typically unilateral, posterior headache that can be precipitated mechanically.
  • then: If this hypothesis is true, then unilateral neglect should be improved by increasing activation of the sustained attention system.

Used with adjective complement

  • have: Children with hereditary forms usually have multifocal, bilateral retinoblastoma, whereas children with the somatic form have unilateral, unifocal disease.
  • oppose: Malaysia strongly opposes unilateral US military action against Iraq.