"decree nisi" meaning in All languages combined

See decree nisi on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: decree nisis [plural], decrees nisi [plural]
Etymology: See decree + Latin nisi (“unless”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nisi||unless}} Latin nisi (“unless”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|decrees nisi|head=decree nisi}} decree nisi (plural decree nisis or decrees nisi)
  1. (law) a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; it becomes absolute at some later date unless cause is shown why it should not. Categories (topical): Law Related terms: decree absolute
    Sense id: en-decree_nisi-en-noun-HLOwsCvs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: law

Inflected forms

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