Ultimatum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A final statement of terms made by one party to another.
  • n. A statement, especially in diplomatic negotiations, that expresses or implies the threat of serious penalties if the terms are not accepted.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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 that a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation.
  • n. A final demand, the rejection of which may lead to a resort to force or other compelling action by the party presenting the ultimatum. In international diplomacy, an ultimatum may be used as by the demanding country as a signal to other countries that it gave the other country a seemingly reasonable opportunity to avoid a war; in this way, the demanding country may seek to avoid responsibility for starting a war.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A final proposal or statement of conditions; especially, in diplomatic negotiations, the final terms of one of the parties, the rejection of which may involve an immediate rupture of diplomatic relations and even lead to a declaration of war.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a final peremptory demand
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    demand   
    Variant
    ultimata   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Tatum    datum    verbatim   
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