decree absolute

English

Noun

decree absolute (plural decrees absolute)

  1. (law) the official decree marking the legal end of a marriage, allowing the two people to remarry; it follows the decree nisi after six weeks (in Britain)
  2. (law) An absolute unconditional accruement of a claim's validity and legitimacy.
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