unilateral

unilateral
unilateral 1802, from Mod.L. unilateralis, from unum, neut. of unus "one" (see ONE (Cf. one)) + latus (gen. lateralis) "side" (see OBLATE (Cf. oblate) (n.)). Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) may have been the first to use it in the legal sense of "made or entered into by one party." Unilateral disarmament is recorded from 1929.
It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions in favor of vegetarianism, while the wolf remains of a different opinion. [William Ralph Inge, "Outspoken Essays," 1919]

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  • unilatéral — unilatéral, ale, aux [ ynilateral, o ] adj. • 1778; de uni et lat. latus, eris→ latéral 1 ♦ Disposé ou situé d un seul côté; qui ne se fait que d un côté. Appui unilatéral, dans la marche. Méd. Qui ne concerne qu un seul côté (du corps, d un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • unilateral — UNILATERÁL, Ă, unilaterali, e, adj. Care este îndreptat, situat într o singură direcţie. ♦ Care nu angajează decât una dintre părţile contractante. ♦ Care este hotărât (în mod arbitrar) de una singură dintre părţi. ♦ Care ţine seamă de o singură… …   Dicționar Român

  • unilateral — uni·lat·er·al /ˌyü nə la tə rəl/ adj 1: done or undertaken by one party a unilateral mistake as to the terms 2: of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject 3: containing a promise to perform made by only one party esp. because the other… …   Law dictionary

  • unilateral — u‧ni‧lat‧e‧ral [ˌjuːnˈlætrəl◂] adjective a unilateral action or decision is done or made by only one of the groups involved in a situation: • In the 19th century, Britain announced and largely followed a policy of unilateral free trade.… …   Financial and business terms

  • unilatéral — unilatéral, ale (u ni la té ral, ra l ) adj. 1°   Terme d histoire naturelle. Qui est disposé ou qui se porte d un seul côté. Les fleurs dans quelques borraginées sont unilatérales. 2°   Terme de jurisprudence. Contrats unilatéraux, ceux où une… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Unilateral — U ni*lat er*al, a. [Uni + lateral: cf. F. unilat[ e]ral.] 1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one sided. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unilateral — 1. adj. Que se refiere o se circunscribe solamente a una parte o a un aspecto de algo. 2. Bot. Que está colocado solamente a un lado. Panojas unilaterales. ☛ V. contrato unilateral …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • unilateral — [yo͞o΄nə lat′ər əl] adj. [ModL unilateralis: see UNI & LATERAL] 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… …   English World dictionary

  • Unilateral — (von lat. unus „einer, einzig“; latus „Seite“) bedeutet „einseitig“. In der Politik, speziell der Diplomatie, wird der Begriff für das Handeln eines Staates ohne Rücksichtnahme auf andere verwendet. Dieses Verhalten bedeutet, dass eine Nation… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Unilateral — (v. lat.), 1) einseitig, s.d. von Verträgen, in denen nur die eine Partei eine Leistung verspricht; 2) so v.w. halbbürtig; 3) nur auf einer Seite stehend od. befindlich …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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