decree nisi

noun

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

OriginLatin nisi →
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Meanings

noundecree nisi (plural decree nisis or decrees nisi)

plural decree nisis · plural decrees nisi

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
rule nisi

Origin

  1. Latinnisi“unless”
  2. Englishdecree nisi

See decree + Latin nisi (“unless”).

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APA

decree nisi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decree%20nisi

MLA

“decree nisi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decree%20nisi. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decree nisi,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decree%20nisi.

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