decree nisi

decree nisi
noun
a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
• Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence
• Hypernyms: ↑decree, ↑edict, ↑fiat, ↑order, ↑rescript

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\\-ˈnīˌsī, -ˈnē(ˌ)sē\ noun
: the decree first made upon a petition for a divorce which is made absolute at such time thereafter as may be directed unless cause to the contrary is shown

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/nuy"suy/, Law.
a decree, esp. of divorce, that will become absolute at a later date.
[1890-95]

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decree nisi /nīˈsī/ noun
(L nisi unless) a provisional decree which will be made absolute in due time unless cause is shown to the contrary (granted esp in divorce cases)
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Main Entry: ↑decree

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decree nisi UK [dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ] US [dɪˌkri ˈnaɪˌsaɪ] noun [countable] [singular decree nisi plural decrees nisi] legal british
an order made by a court of law that says a marriage will end on a particular date unless someone can show that there is a good reason not to end it
Thesaurus: judgments, verdicts and official ordershyponym divorce and separationhyponym

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decree nisi [decree nisi decrees nisi] [dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ] [dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ] noun singular (BrE, law)
an order from a court that a marriage will end after a fixed amount of time unless there is a good reason why it should not
 
Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: Latin nisi ‘unless’.

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