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Ultimatum

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A final proposition.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat. The last. The final and ultimate proposition made in negotiating a treaty or a contract or the like,

Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence

Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879

The last. The last proposition made in negotiating a treaty or a contract, or the like; which may be aiccepted or rejected by the other party, but which *ill not be modified or withdrawn to be replaced by another.