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absolute duty.See DUTY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute divorce.See divorce a vinculo matrimonii under DIVORCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute disparity.Constitutional law. The difference between the percentage of a group in the general popula-tion and the percentage of that group in the pool of prospective jurors on a venire. •  For  example,  if  Afri-can-Americans  make  up  12%  of  a  county’s  population  and  8%  of  the potential jurors on a venire, the absolute disparity of…

absolute delivery.See DELIVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute defense.See real defense under DEFENSE(4). [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute deed.See DEED. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute covenant.See COVENANT(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute conveyance.See CONVEYANCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute contraband.See CONTRABAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

absolute-bar rule.The principle that, when a creditor sells collateral without giving reasonable notice to the debtor, the creditor may not obtain a deficiency judgment for any amount of the debt that is not satisfied by the sale. [Cases: Mortgages    375, 559(3); Secured Transactions    230, 240. C.J.S.  Mortgages  §§  674–676,  934–935,  937,  950;  Secured  Transactions  §§ …