Translation of decree absolute – English-Spanish dictionary

decree absolute

noun [ S ]
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uk
/dɪˌkriː ˈæb.sə.luːt/
us
/dɪˌkriː ˈæb.sə.luːt/
the final stage of a divorce (= a legal agreement to end a marriage), when people become free to marry again
sentencia firme, sentencia definitiva

(Translation of decree absolute from the Cambridge English-Spanish Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of decree absolute

decree absolute
We have only to look at the position after the decree absolute.
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While the directive says that the family member is covered until the decree absolute is issued, the rights can be difficult to use.
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The decree absolute of divorce will not prove to be the jurisdictional problem which it has in many recent reported and unreported cases.
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This is the clause under which in certain circumstances the court has power to refuse to make a decree absolute.
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She is still entitled if separated or if a divorce had not reached the stage of decree absolute.
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For divorcees, the official statistics measure this by the legal definition of marriage duration, which is from wedding day to date of decree absolute.
However, they further recommended that a voidable marriage should be treated as valid until the decree absolute was made.
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I am asking that in future no marriage allowance shall be stopped until the wife obtains a decree absolute.
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Translations of decree absolute

in Chinese (Traditional)
(協議離婚的)最終判決…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(协议离婚的)最终判决…
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