absolute law
41law — That which is laid down, ordained, or established. A rule or method according to which phenomena or actions co exist or follow each other. Law, in its generic sense, is a body of rules of action or conduct prescribed by controlling authority, and …
42Absolute monarchy — is a monarchical form of government where the king and queen have absolute power over everything. Although some religious authorities may be able to discourage the monarch from some acts and the sovereign is expected to act according to custom,… …
43Absolute defense (legal) — Absolute defense is a legal concept for a factual circumstance or argument that, if proven, will end the litigation in favor of the defendant. The concept is not a rigid one. Statutes frequently use the term merely as a synonym to full or… …
44Law — • By law in the widest sense is understood that exact guide, rule, or authoritative standard by which a being is moved to action or held back from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Law Law …
45absolute — [ab′sə lo͞ot΄, ab΄sə lo͞ot′] adj. [ME absolut < L absolutus, pp. of absolvere, to loosen from: see ABSOLVE] 1. perfect; complete; whole [absolute silence] 2. not mixed; pure [absolute alcohol] 3. not limited by a constitution, parliament,… …
46Law — /law/, n. 1. Andrew Bonar /bon euhr/, 1858 1923, English statesman, born in Canada: prime minister 1922 23. 2. John, 1671 1729, Scottish financier. 3. William, 1686 1761, English clergyman and devotional writer. * * * I Discipline and profession… …
47LAW OF RETURN — LAW OF RETURN, law passed by the Israel parliament (Knesset) on July 3, 1950, the anniversary of the death of theodor herzl . The Law of Return is one of the earliest and most significant of the basic laws of the State of Israel. Declaring that… …
48absolute ownership — ➔ ownership * * * absolute ownership UK US noun [U] ► LAW the fact of owning something completely, without any limits: »The applicant was not judged to have absolute ownership of the car, and did not therefore have the right to sell the vehicle …
49absolute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not qualified or diminished in any way; total. 2) having unlimited power: an absolute ruler. 3) not relative or comparative: absolute moral principles. 4) Grammar (of a construction) syntactically independent of the rest of the… …
50law of thermodynamics — n 1) CONSERVATION OF ENERGY called also first law of thermodynamics 2) a law in physics: mechanical work can be derived from the heat in a body only when the body is able to communicate with another at a lower temperature or all actual… …
