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decree nisi
 

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Noun decree nisi has 1 sense
  1. decree nisi - a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date
    --1 is a kind of     decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript

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Decree Nisi

Noun:

  1. A court order that dissolves a marriage but is not yet final, allowing for a waiting period before the divorce is complete.
  2. An intermediate court order that becomes final after a specified period of time, unless a valid reason is presented to the court to change it.

Example sentences:

  1. After months of legal proceedings, the judge issued a decree nisi, officially ending the couple's marriage.
  2. The decree nisi granted them a six-month period to reconcile before the divorce could be made final.

Related products: Divorce Law Books, Court Proceedings Guide

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