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ultroneous, a.|ʌlˈtrəʊnɪəs|
[f. L. ultrōne-us, f. ultrō of one's own accord, voluntarily. Cf. Sp., Pg., It. ultroneo.]
Made, offered, etc., of one's own accord; spontaneous, voluntary.
1637Gillespie Eng. Pop. Cerem. ii. ix. 43 This Argument of Scandall, the Pastor can make good against the Fornicator, out of his owne ultroneous and unrequired concession of the indifferency of Fornication. 1657J. Watts Vind. Ch. Eng. 144 A superiour may do an ultroneous honour, if he will, to his inferior. 1817J. Fergusson Rep. Consist. Crt. Scotl. 257 note, Testimony given by a witness not cited is liable to objection, as ultroneous. 1852Sir W. Hamilton Discuss. (1853) App. iii. 811 The exercise of the student in the University classes, should be partly exigible, partly ultroneous. 1894Brett in 19th Cent. June 914 That worthy body of doctrinaires were responsible for the ultroneous rule of Palmerston.
b. Sc. Law. Of witnesses: (see quots.).
1824G. Tait On Evidence 379 Witnesses..if they come into Court..without being cited..are called ultroneous witnesses. 1838W. Bell Dict. Law. Scot. 371 Ultroneous witnesses, i.e. witnesses who offer their testimony without being regularly cited, were formerly inadmissable; but this objection seems now only to affect their credibility. |
