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Definition of unilaterally in English: unilaterallyadverbjuːnɪˈlat(ə)rəli 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 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: unilaterallyadverb 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 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.
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