Ultroneity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being ultroneous. archaic, uncountable

    "[…] 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."

  2. 2
    Ultroneous behaviour. archaic, countable

Example

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"[…] 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."

Etymology

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

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