in ultima istanza
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Literally, “in last instance”.
Prepositional phrase[edit]
- (law) on the last appeal
- 2020 October 26, Federico Rampini, “Svolta alla Corte suprema: Barrett giudice. Trump vince e punta ai voti conservatori [Turning point at the Supreme Court: Barrett judge. Trump wins and aims for conservative votes]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Ma prima ancora, nel caso di un'elezione contestata, i ricorsi sul voto potrebbero risalire fino alla Corte suprema, facendone in ultima istanza l'arbitro della corsa alla Casa Bianca.
- But even earlier, in the case of a contested election, the appeals on the vote could go up to the Supreme Court, making it on the last appeal the arbiter of the race to the White House.
- (figurative, by extension) in the last resort