(law) In the manner of a proceeding where one of the involved parties is not (or sometimes may not be) present.

(law) Of, relating to, or characteristic of a proceeding where multiple parties to a dispute are present.

(law) In the manner of a proceeding where multiple parties to a dispute are present.

plural of pars recta

In part; used in nomenclature to denote that a taxon includes more than one currently recognized entity, and that only one of those entities is being considered.

plural of pars distalis

simple past tense and past participle of part ways

simple past tense and past participle of part company

(idiomatic, intransitive, with "in") To participate or join. / (idiomatic) To share or partake. / (dated) To support or ally oneself (with).

(grammar) A linguistic category of words sharing syntactic or morphological behaviour and semantic properties, such as noun or verb.