Rule Absolute
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One absolutely requiring an act to be done, as distinguished from a rule nisi (q. v.)
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
If, upon the hearing of a rule to show cause, the causg shown should be decided insufficient, the rule is made absolute, i. e. the court makes final order for the party to perform the requirements of the rule. See Rule Nisi.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
One which commands the subject-matter of the rule to be forthwith enforced. It is usual, when the party has failed to show sufficient cause against a rule nisi, to "make the rule absolute, i. e., imperative and final.
Defined under Rule in Black's Law Dictionary.