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Defined in 1 dictionary — Anderson (1889)

A Dictionary of Law

William C. Anderson · 1889

The last, extremest; literally, the furthest off, remotest. Ultima ratio. The final argument; the last resort. Ultimus haeres. The remote heir: in feudal law, the lord. Ultimatum. The last proposition a party will make — toward negotiating a contract or a treaty; also, the result of the negotiation as expressed in the final determination.