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nisi

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ni·si  (ns)
adj. Law
Taking effect at a specified date unless cause is shown for modification or nullification: a decree nisi.
[Latin, unless; see ne in Indo-European roots.]
nisi [nye-sigh]
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See decree nisi
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Adj.1.nisi - not final or absolute; "the decree is nisi and not absolute"
inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"


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Omnium consensu capax imperii, nisi imperasset, saith Tacitus of Galba; but of Vespasian he saith, Solus imperantium, Vespasianus mutatus in melius; though the one was meant of sufficiency, the other of manners, and affection.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Quocunque adspicio, nihil est nisi pontus et aether;
Dead Men Tell No Tales by Hornung, E. W. View in context
Defuncti injuria ne afficiantur was a law of the twelve tables, and De mortuis nil nisi bonum is an excellent injunction -- even if the dead in question be nothing but dead small beer.
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
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