English Explanatory Dictionary

decree absolute

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. the official decree marking the legal end of a marriage, allowing the two people to remarry.
  2. An absolute unconditional accruement of a claim's validity and legitimacy.

Word forms

decree absolute decrees absolute

Etymology

Calque of Latin dēcrētum absolūtum.

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