Unilateral
adjective
1.
relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only:
unilateral development; a unilateral approach.
2.
undertaken or done by or on behalf of one side, party, or faction only; not mutual:
a unilateral decision; unilateral disarmament.
3.
having only one side or surface; without a reverse side or inside, as a Möbius strip.
4.
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.
5.
Botany. having all the parts disposed on one side of an axis, as an inflorescence.
6.
through forebears of one sex only, as through either the mother’s or father’s line.
Compare bilateral (def 5).
7.
Phonetics. (of an l -sound) characterized by passage of air on only one side of the tongue.
adjective
1.
of, having, affecting, or occurring on only one side
2.
involving or performed by only one party of several: unilateral disarmament
3.
(law) (of contracts, obligations, etc) made by, affecting, or binding one party only and not involving the other party in reciprocal obligations
4.
(botany) having or designating parts situated or turned to one side of an axis
5.
(sociol) relating to or tracing the line of descent through ancestors of one sex only Compare bilateral (sense 5)
6.
(phonetics) denoting an (l) sound produced on one side of the tongue only
unilateral u·ni·lat·er·al (yōō’nə-lāt’ər-əl)
adj.
On, having, or confined to only one side.
u’ni·lat’er·al·ly adv.
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[yoo-nuh-lat-er-uh-liz-uh m] /ˌyu nəˈlæt ər əˌlɪz əm/ noun 1. the advocacy or pursuit of a unilateral policy, especially in disarmament. unilateralism [(yooh-nuh-lat-uhr-uh-liz-uhm)] Action initiated or taken by a single nation rather than by two nations (see bilateralism) or several (see multilateralism). For example, a nation might choose to disarm unilaterally in the hope that others […]
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adjective 1. relating to, occurring on, or involving one side only: unilateral development; a unilateral approach. 2. undertaken or done by or on behalf of one side, party, or faction only; not mutual: a unilateral decision; unilateral disarmament. 3. having only one side or surface; without a reverse side or inside, as a Möbius strip. […]