Etymology

decree nisi

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

Latin nisi
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromnisi“unless”
  2. English todaydecree nisi

See decree + Latin nisi (“unless”).

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