SENATUS CONSULTUM ULTIMUM NECESSITATIS

senatus consultum ultimum necessitatis (si-nay-t[schwa]s k[schwa]n-s[ schwa]l-t[schwa]m [schwa]l-t[schwa]-m[schwa]m n[schwa]-ses-i-tay-tis). [Latin] Roman law. A decree of the senate of the last necessity. • This decree usu. preceded the nomination of a leader with absolute power in a time of emergency. — Also termed senatus consultum ultimae necessitatis.