(attributive) decree nisi

plural of decree nisi

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

(law) A decree issued by the court that becomes absolute at some later date unless cause is shown why it should not.

plural of rule nisi

plural of decree nisi

(law, historical) In the 19th century, those legal actions tried before judges of the King's Bench Division, and in the early 20th century those actions tried at assize by a judge given a commission.