nisi

adj. Law
Taking effect at a specified date unless cause is shown for modification or nullification: a decree nisi.

[Latin, unless.]

(NY-sy, NEE-see)

adjective
Not yet final, taking effect at a later date unless invalidated by a certain cause. The word usually appears in forms such as "decree nisi", "order nisi".

Etymology
From Latin nisi (unless, if not), from ne- (not) + si (if)

A Latin injunction that uses this term is: De mortuis nil nisi bonum (Say nothing but good of the dead).

Usage
"The following divorces were granted decree nisi on December 19, 2003." — Divorces Granted; The Royal Gazette (Bermuda); Jan 25, 2004.

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Lat: unless; "It is used in law after ‘decree, ' ‘order, ' ‘rule' to indicate [that the adjudication referred to] shall take permanent effect at a specified time unless cause is shown why it should not or unless it is changed by further proceedings." 215 A. 2d 779, 783. A "decree nisi" usually refers to a conditional divorce, becoming absolute upon the expiration of a stipulated period unless cause to the contrary is shown within the time period. 92 A. 791, 793. See also decree [decree nisi].

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - gældende indtil videre

Nederlands (Dutch)
nisi, voorlopige juridische beschikking

Français (French)
adj. - (Jur) provisoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - wenn nicht, (jur.) vorläufig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (νομ.) προσωρινός, υπό αίρεση

Italiano (Italian)
a condizione che

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - provisório

Русский (Russian)
условный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bajo condición, provisional

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gällande tillsvidare (jur.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
非绝对的, 非最后的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 非絕對的, 非最後的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 일정기간 당사자가 이의를 신청하지 않으면 절대적 효력을 발생하는, 가~

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 仮…

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشروط, نافذ في وقت معين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אלא אם כן, תקף אם מתמלאים תנאים מסוימים (צו משפטי)‬

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