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decree nisi

noun

Etymology

See decree + Latin nisi (“unless”).

  1. derived from nisi — “unless”

Definitions

  1. a decree issued on a first petition for divorce

    a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; it becomes absolute at some later date unless cause is shown why it should not.

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