plural of absolute form

(law) A diriment impediment that prevents a person from marrying, but does not require punishment or an annulment.

plural of absolute majority

plural of absolute idealism

(railway) A system of managing trains that breaks the line into small segments, and if a train is in a segment, no other train may follow, unless the second train is following the first, with caution.

plural of absolute impediment

(aviation) The vertical distance between the airplane and the surface below.

An endorsement that is binding only if and when the original endorsee fails to meet the terms.

(philosophy) A philosophy originally developed by certain German idealists such as Hegel and Schelling, which affirms that reality is grounded in cognition as a single, fundamental and unlimited principle of being that unites subject and object.

plural of absolute privilege