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2024
decree_nisi
decree nisi
English
Noun
decree
nisi
(
plural
decrees nisi
)
(
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
See also
decree absolute
Etymology
See
decree
+
Latin
nisi
(
“
unless
”
)
.
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