unilaterally
/juːnɪˈlat(ə)rəli
/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?...
- You cannot unilaterally decide how much to deduct from her share of the proceeds.
- The country unilaterally reduced its overall import tariffs over the years, recently dropping them to 6 per cent across the board.
- No state is now free to undertake dumping unilaterally without regard for procedures which protect the interests of others or of the international community.
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...
- Bilateral deficits in unilaterally injured patients have been demonstrated in the neuromuscular performance of the knee.
- 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.