ultimatum

ultimatum
I noun condition, demand, exaction, extrema condicio, final condition, final offer, final proposal, final proposition, last offer, notice, proposition, provision, proviso, requirement, requisite, specification, stipulation, threat, warning II index canon, charge (command), claim (legal demand), condition (contingent provision), demand, dictate, dun, mandate, notice (warning), requirement, warning

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


ultimatum
n. The final offer in negotiating an agreement, carrying with it the implication that if it is not accepted, bargaining will cease.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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