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inter partes

adjective/ˌɪntə ˈpɑːtiːz/

C2CEFR level
85/100Rarity: very rare
TechnicalRegister

Between the parties, denoting a hearing at which both sides are present and heard.

The interim order was later reconsidered at an inter partes hearing.

Similar: between the parties

Topic: Legal Latin in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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