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Nisi
see synonyms of nisiAdjective
1. nisi
not final or absolute
Example Sentences:'the decree is nisi and not absolute'
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Nisi
see synonyms of nisiadjective
(postpositive) law
(of a court order) coming into effect on a specified date unless cause is shown within a certain period why it should not
a decree nisi
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Nisi
see synonyms of nisi conjunction
unless
used in law after decree, order, etc. to indicate that it shall take permanent effect at a specified time unless
cause is shown why it should not, or unless it is changed by further proceedingsWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Nisi
see synonyms of nisiadj.
Law
Law
Taking effect at a specified date only if no cause is shown for modification during the interim: a decree nisi.
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