Etymology

audi alteram partem

Today it means: "Hear both sides." A legal principle of fairness given to ensure that the accused has the chance to refute an accusation. Full definition →

Latin audī
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  1. Latin · derived fromaudī
  2. English todayaudi alteram partem

From Latin audī (second-person singular present active imperative of audiō (“hear”)) + alteram (feminine accusative singular of alter (“the other”)) + partem (accusative singular of pars (“part, side”)).

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