ultimatum

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U0009700 (ŭl′tə-mā′təm, -mä′-)n. pl. ul·ti·ma·tums or ul·ti·ma·ta (-tə) A final offer or demand made by one party to another, especially in diplomatic negotiations, expressing or implying the threat of serious consequences or the breakoff of relations if the terms are not accepted.

[New Latin, from neuter of Latin ultimātus, last; see ultimate.]

ultimatum

(ˌʌltɪˈmeɪtəm) n, pl -tums or -ta (-tə) 1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a final communication by a party, esp a government, setting forth conditions on which it insists, as during negotiations on some topic2. any final or peremptory demand, offer, or proposal[C18: from New Latin, neuter of ultimatus ultimate]

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(ˌʌl təˈmeɪ təm, -ˈmɑ-)

n., pl. -tums, -ta (-tə). a final, uncompromising demand or set of terms issued by a party to a dispute, the rejection of which may lead to a severance of relations or to the use of force. [1725–35; < New Latin, n. use of neuter of Late Latin ultimatus]

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ultimatum - a final peremptory demand demand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"

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(altiˈmeitəm) – plural ˌultiˈmatums – noun a final demand made by one person, nation etc to another, with a threat to stop peaceful discussion and declare war etc if the demand is ignored. An ultimatum has been issued to him to withdraw his troops from our territory.最后通牒

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(ŭl'tĭmā`təm), in international law, final, definitive terms submitted by one disputant nation to the other for immediate acceptance or rejection. Since refusal to accept the terms may lead to war or hostile measures, an ultimatum usually constitutes a conditional declaration of war. An ultimatum is written and indicates how its nonacceptance will be regarded. When a brief time limit is imposed, the crisis becomes more intense, because there is less opportunity for mediation or arbitration. The contracting powers at the second Hague Conference (1907) agreed to begin hostilities only after giving warning. These provisions were superseded by the Covenant of the League of Nations and later by the Charter of the United Nations, which limited the right of states to use war as an instrument of national policy. An ultimatum presented by Austria to Serbia on July 23, 1914, was the immediate cause of World War I. Hitler also presented several ultimatums (to Czechoslovakia and Poland) in the year before the outbreak of World War II. Japan, however, began its war with the United States with an attack rather than an ultimatum.

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in international law, a categorical demand expressed either formally in writing or orally and presented by one state to another; it requires the state to which it is presented, within a prescribed period, to assume a certain position on an issue, to take a specific action, or to fulfill some other stated condition. Failure by the recipient of the ultimatum to accede to the demand or demands of the state issuing the ultimatum may result in the latter’s adoption of strong measures against the former. These measures may consist in the breaking off of negotiations in progress, in the severing of diplomatic relations between the disputing states, or in the adoption of sanctions, embargoes, or other kinds of reprisals.

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a final communication by a party, esp a government, setting forth conditions on which it insists, as during negotiations on some topic

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