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decree nisis

decree nisis is the plural of decree nisi.

Meaning of decree nisi

Noun

decree nisi (plural decree nisis or decrees nisi)

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

Questions about decree nisis

What is decree nisis the plural of?
Decree nisis is the plural of decree nisi.

Words near decree nisis in the dictionary

  1. decreations
  2. decree
  3. decree absolute
  4. decree arbitral
  5. decree nisi
  6. decree nisis
  7. decree time
  8. decreeable
  9. decreed
  10. decreeing
  11. decreeings

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