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Qué (quién) es Ultimatum - definición

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ultimatum         
¦ noun (plural ultimatums or ultimata -t?) a final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations.
Origin
C18: from L., neut. past participle of ultimare 'come to an end'.
ultimatum         
(ultimatums)
An ultimatum is a warning to someone that unless they act in a particular way, action will be taken against them.
They issued an ultimatum to the police to rid an area of racist attackers, or they will take the law into their own hands.
N-COUNT
ultimatum         
n.
1) to deliver, give, issue, present an ultimatum
2) to get, receive an ultimatum
3) to defy; ignore an ultimatum
4) to withdraw an ultimatum

Wikipedia

Ultimatum

An ultimatum (Latin for 'the last one'; ) is a demand whose fulfillment is requested in a specified period of time and which is backed up by a threat to be followed through in case of noncompliance (open loop). An ultimatum is generally the final demand in a series of requests. As such, the time allotted is usually short, and the request is understood not to be open to further negotiation. The threat which backs up the ultimatum can vary depending on the demand in question and on the other circumstances.

The word is used in diplomacy to signify the final terms submitted by one of the parties in negotiation for settlement of any subject of disagreement. It is accompanied by an intimation as to how refusal will be regarded. English diplomacy has devised the adroit reservation that refusal will be regarded as an "unfriendly act", a phrase which serves as a warning that the consequences of the rupture of negotiations will be considered from the point of view of forcing a settlement. This opens up a variety of possibilities, such as good offices, mediation, the appointment of a commission of inquiry, arbitration, reprisals, pacific blockade and war.

Ejemplos de uso de Ultimatum
1. And the Polish ultimatum is really an ultimatum to the EU.
2. Conservative Episcopalians generally have welcomed the ultimatum.
3. Matt Damon‘s Jason Bourne remains on the run in "The Bourne Ultimatum." Thus begins "The Bourne Ultimatum," the series‘ third and final installment.
4. "You‘re given an ultimatum –– marry me or it‘s over.
5. "I‘m not putting him under any pressure, or ultimatum.
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