The final legal order that ends a marriage (now called the 'final order' under no-fault divorce). Until the decree absolute / final order is made, the parties remain legally married and cannot remarry. In financial remedy cases, some orders take effect only on decree absolute.
In Plain English
The old name for the 'final order' that officially ends a marriage. Once you have this document, you are legally single again and are free to remarry.
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