abstract:Audi alteram partem (or audiatur et altera pars) is a Latin phrase that literally means "It is heard [audiatur] also the other party", "hear [audi] the other side too", or "hear the alternative party too".audi alteram partem: Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary It is most often used to refer to the principle that no person should be judged without a fair hearing in which each party is given the opportunity to respond to the evidence against them.
Theaudi alteram partemrulerequired that the personchargedshouldhave the opportunityof being heard inhis own defence in a matter in which such right shall be worth what it is meant to be.