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ultroneity en · NOUN

Etymology

From ultrone(ous) + -ity, from Latin ultroneitas.

Meanings

1. (archaic, uncountable) The quality of being ultroneous.
   • […] but it is now held that the mere fact of the ultroneity of a witness, i.e. his offering his testimony without citation, is not of itself a barrier to his admissibility. 1851, James George Wood, The Law of Libel: a Treatise on the Forms of Judicial Procedure in the Courts of the Church of Scotland:
   • Notwithstanding that admonition, they do choose to answer; and, in so doing, they evince ultroneity to a degree that is highly suspicious. 1901, John Rankine, The Scots Revised Reports: Court of Session, Second Series:
2. (archaic, countable) Ultroneous behaviour.

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