However, the working of the surface is less a matter of impulse than of a series of tentative advances toward some more absolute state of being. (visual-arts-cork.com)
In a presumed speeding state, a speed - limit violation offers someone in your shoes far more flexibility in building your defense than the more common absolute state. (law.stackexchange.com)
He points out that British law is rooted in the protection of individual rights from the power of the state, while most law in continental Europe is derived from the Roman tradition of absolute state power. (canadianbusiness.com)