unilateral

Adjective
US[yoo-nuh-lat-er-uhl]/ˌjunəˈlætɚəl/5 syllables
Synonyms: one-sided

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. involving only one part or side“unilateral paralysis”“a unilateral decision”Synonyms: one-sidedSimilar one-party
  2. tracing descent from either the paternal or the maternal line onlyOpposite collateralSimilar lineal, direct
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

U′ni·lat′er·al adjective

Origin: Uni- + lateral: cf. F. unilatéral.

1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.

2. Biology Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.

Unilateral contract Law, a contract or engagement requiring future action only by one party.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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