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Noun: decree nisi (decrees nisi)  di'kree'nI,sI
Usage: Brit
  1. (law) a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
    "The court granted a decree nisi, which would become final in six weeks"

Derived forms: decrees nisi

Type of: decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript

Encyclopedia: Decree nisi