ab·so·lute adj
1 a: free from qualification, condition, exception, or restriction
rights that even seem absolute have these qualifications — Long v. Rockwood, 277 U.S. 142 (1927) see also absolute ownership at ownership compare qualified
b in the civil law of Louisiana: having or allowing no legal effect
an absolute impediment
2: final and not liable to modification
— sometimes used after the word it modifies
divorce absolute compare nisi
ab·so·lute·ly adv
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.