nisi

[ nahy-sahy, nee-see ]

/ ˈnaɪ saɪ, ˈni si /

adjective

not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies): a decree nisi.

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Origin of nisi

< Latin: if not, unless (conjunction)

Words nearby nisi

nisei, nisgul, nish, nishapur, nishinomiya, nisi, nisi prius, niskin bottle, nissan, nissen hut, nissl substance

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Neque enim vel factum aliud ullum vel qulibet existere poterit voluntas, nisi quam nescia falli providentia divina prsenserit.
Chaucer's Translation of Boethius's 'De Consolatione Philosophiae'|Geoffrey Chaucer
Nihil autem reducitur de potentia in actum, nisi per aliquod ens actu: sicut sensus fit in actu per sensibile in actu.
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)|Jaime Luciano Balmes
A nemine, ne a proceribus quidem quacumque ex causa se adiri, aut conveniri, nisi gre admodum patiebatur.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott
Cf. Sir Francis Bacon: non accipit indoctus verba scientiae, nisi prius ea dixeris quae versantur in corde ejus.
The Grey Friars in Oxford|Andrew G. Little

Nulla religio vera est, nisi qu virtute et justitia constat.
A Christian Directory (Volume 1 of 4)|Richard Baxter

British Dictionary definitions for nisi

nisi

/ (ˈnaɪsaɪ) /

adjective

(postpositive) law (of a court order) coming into effect on a specified date unless cause is shown within a certain period why it should nota decree nisi

Word Origin for nisi

C19: from Latin: unless, if not

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nisi

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