What is the word used to describe a forced choice

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I am looking for a word to describe a certain situation where you must choose one  option or the other, as in it's either me or her.

For example:

If you stay friends with her we can't be in a relationship, but if you're not friends with her then we can stay a couple.

Andrew Leach · Accepted Answer

You're probably looking for ultimatum:

A final demand or statement of terms, the rejection of which will result in retaliation or a breakdown in relations:
  their employers issued an ultimatum demanding an immediate return to work
  
  [ODO]

It's derived from Latin ultimus/-a/-um: final, furthest.

Nathan · Answer

But the person who receives an ultimatum now faces a dilemma.

What is the word used to describe a forced choice

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