1Used to indicate that something is done by only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of others.
in 1996 the region unilaterally declared independence
would Britain dare to act unilaterally in the face of world opinion?
Example sentencesExamples
Principals can unilaterally remove students involved in weapons or drug offenses and those at risk of harming themselves or others.
No state is now free to undertake dumping unilaterally without regard for procedures which protect the interests of others or of the international community.
Union with Sweden was unilaterally declared dissolved in June 1905.
The country unilaterally reduced its overall import tariffs over the years, recently dropping them to 6 per cent across the board.
You cannot unilaterally decide how much to deduct from her share of the proceeds.
2In a way that affects only one side of an organ, the body, or another structure.
TB can involve the pleura unilaterally or bilaterally
unilaterally deaf dogs
Example sentencesExamples
Bilateral deficits in unilaterally injured patients have been demonstrated in the neuromuscular performance of the knee.
A biopsy should be done of unilaterally enlarged glands, because in about 80 per cent of cases, these masses will be benign.
Patients were treated unilaterally (one half of each patient's body served as the treatment side and the other half was left untreated) five times daily.
Valves were placed unilaterally in segmental bronchi leading to the most severely affected lung regions.
The light source was a microscope halogen lamp, which unilaterally illuminated the protruding stump.
Definition of unilaterally in US English:
unilaterally
adverb
1Used to indicate that something is done by only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of others.
in 1996 the region unilaterally declared independence
would Britain dare to act unilaterally in the face of world opinion?
Example sentencesExamples
Principals can unilaterally remove students involved in weapons or drug offenses and those at risk of harming themselves or others.
No state is now free to undertake dumping unilaterally without regard for procedures which protect the interests of others or of the international community.
Union with Sweden was unilaterally declared dissolved in June 1905.
The country unilaterally reduced its overall import tariffs over the years, recently dropping them to 6 per cent across the board.
You cannot unilaterally decide how much to deduct from her share of the proceeds.
2In a way that affects only one side of an organ, the body, or another structure.
TB can involve the pleura unilaterally or bilaterally
unilaterally deaf dogs
Example sentencesExamples
The light source was a microscope halogen lamp, which unilaterally illuminated the protruding stump.
Patients were treated unilaterally (one half of each patient's body served as the treatment side and the other half was left untreated) five times daily.
A biopsy should be done of unilaterally enlarged glands, because in about 80 per cent of cases, these masses will be benign.
Bilateral deficits in unilaterally injured patients have been demonstrated in the neuromuscular performance of the knee.
Valves were placed unilaterally in segmental bronchi leading to the most severely affected lung regions.