absolūtio, ōnis, f. absolvo. In judicial lang., an absolving, acquittal: sententiis decem et sex absolutio confici poterat, Cic. Clu. 27: annus decimus post virginum absolutionem, id. Cat. 3, 4: majestatis (for de majestate), an acquittal from crimen majestatis, id. Fam. 3, 11.

—In Suet. in plur.: reis absolutiones venditare, Vesp. 16.

— Completion, perfection, consummation. In gen.: virtus quae rationis absolutio definitur, Cic. Fin. 5, 14: hanc absolutionem perfectionemque in oratore desiderans, this finish and perfection, id. de Or. 1, 28, 130; so id. Inv. 2, 30.

— Esp., in rhet., completeness, Cic. Inv. 1, 22, 32.