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nisi

 [nahy-sahy, nee-see]  

ni·si

   [nahy-sahy, nee-see]
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.
Origin:
< Latin: if not, unless (conjunction)
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nisi (ˈnaɪsaɪ)
 
—adj
(postpositive) law (of a court order) coming into effect on a specified date unless cause is shown within a certain period why it should not: a decree nisi
 
[C19: from Latin: unless, if not]

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