Main Entry: uni·lat·er·al

Pronunciation: \ˌyü-ni-ˈla-tə-rəl, -ˈla-trəl\

Function: adjective

Date: 1802

1 a : done or undertaken by one person or party b : of, relating to, or affecting one side of a subject : one-sided c : constituting or relating to a contract or engagement by which an express obligation to do or forbear is imposed on only one party
2 a : having parts arranged on one side <a unilateral raceme> b : occurring on, performed on, or affecting one side of the body or one of its parts <unilateral exophthalmos>
3 : unilineal
4 : having only one side

— uni·lat·er·al·ly adverb