(law) legal philosophy under which penal redress to crime should only be used as a measure of last resort

Alternative letter-case form of ultima Thule (“a place beyond the known world; highest achievement”)

plural of Ultima Thule

plural of Ultima Thule

Final; last in a series. / (of a syllable) Last in a word or other utterance. / Being the greatest possible; maximum; most extreme. / Being the most distant or extreme; farthest.

The most basic or fundamental of a set of things / The final or most distant point; the conclusion / The greatest extremity; the maximum

(transitive, archaic) To finish; to complete.

Indicating the last item. / Indicating the most important action. / (linguistics) Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.

A final statement of terms or conditions made by one party to another, especially one that expresses a threat of reprisal or war.

plural of ultimatum