decree nisi

decree nisi

Noun

a provisional decree in divorce proceedings, which will later be made absolute unless cause is shown why it should not [Latin nisi unless]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

decree nisi - a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

Translations

decree nisi [-ˈnaɪsaɪ] decree n → vorläufiges Scheidungsurteil nt