Nisi is a legal term for a decree or order that takes effect later unless invalidated by a specific condition.
Nisi is a legal term indicating that a decree or order will take effect at a later date unless a specific condition is met.
| Front | nisi \NY-sy, NEE-see\ |
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| Back | adjective Not yet final, taking effect at a later date unless invalidated by a certain cause. The word usually appears in forms such as "decree nisi", "order nisi". [From Latin nisi (unless, if not), from ne- (not) + si (if). A Latin injunction that uses this term is: De mortuis nil nisi bonum (Say nothing but good of the dead).] "The following divorces were granted decree nisi on December 19, 2003." - Divorces Granted; The Royal Gazette (Bermuda); Jan 25, 2004. |
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