decree absolute

noun

the official decree marking the legal end of a marriage, allowing the two people to remarry.

OriginLatin dēcrētum absolūtum →
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Meanings

noundecree absolute (plural decrees absolute)

plural decrees absolute

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

Origin

  1. Latindēcrētum absolūtum
  2. Englishdecree absolute

Calque of Latin dēcrētum absolūtum.

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