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unilateral
[yoo-nuh-lat-er-uhl]
adjective
relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only.
unilateral development; a unilateral approach.
undertaken or done by or on behalf of one side, party, or faction only; not mutual.
a unilateral decision; unilateral disarmament.
having only one side or surface; without a reverse side or inside, as a Möbius strip.
Law.
pertaining to a contract that can be formed only when the party to whom an offer is made renders the performance for which the offeror bargains.
pertaining to a contract in which obligation rests on only one party, as a binding promise to make a gift.
Botany.having all the parts disposed on one side of an axis, as an inflorescence.
through forebears of one sex only, as through either the mother's or father's line.
Phonetics.(of an l -sound) characterized by passage of air on only one side of the tongue.
unilateral
/ ˌːɪˈæəə /
adjective
of, having, affecting, or occurring on only one side
involving or performed by only one party of several
unilateral disarmament
law (of contracts, obligations, etc) made by, affecting, or binding one party only and not involving the other party in reciprocal obligations
botany having or designating parts situated or turned to one side of an axis
sociol relating to or tracing the line of descent through ancestors of one sex only Compare bilateral
phonetics denoting an (l) sound produced on one side of the tongue only
Other Word Forms
- unilaterality noun
- unilaterally adverb
- ˌܲԾˈٱ noun
- ˌܲԾˈٱ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of unilateral1
Example Sentences
In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to distance the U.S. from Israel’s actions, calling them “unilateral.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a statement soon after the strikes began, saying Israel had taken "unilateral action" and warning Iran to not retaliate against the US.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio released a brief statement soon after news of the military strikes broke, putting distance between the US and what he called "unilateral action" by their close ally.
While making unilateral raids like these, they're making a lot of mistakes and those mistakes are costing people their freedoms.
Widespread adoption of such unilateral divorce laws saw a drop in the female suicide rate of 20%.
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