Absolute
Definition
1) Property: Used in property law to describe an estate that is free from any limitations at all. Only a fee simple may be absolute.
2) Divorce: An absolute divorce is a final judgment of divorce that dissolves the marriage and allows both parties to remarry. It severs all spousal rights-- parties may no longer inherit from one another and all survivorship rights in property are considered as held jointy in common.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
Complete, without condition, and not subject to modification, as with "absolute ownership" or a "divorce absolute."
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:10 pm
