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Ultimatum : (noun)
1: a final peremptory demand
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Ultimatum : \Ul`ti*ma"tum\, n.; pl. E. Ultimatums, L.
Ultimata. [NL. See Ultimate.]
A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially,
the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by
either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most
favorable terms a negotiator can offer, the rejection of
which usually puts an end to the hesitation.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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ULTIMATUM. The last proposition made in making a contract, a treaty, and the
like; as, the government of the United States has given its ultimatum, has
made the last proposition it will make to complete the proposed treaty. The
word also means the result of a negotiation, and it comprises the final
determination of the parties concerned in the object in dispute.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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