Definition of nisi Nisi

ni•si

We found 5 definitions of nisi from 5 different sources.

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What does nisi mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

nisi, nisier, nisiest

nisi - not final or absolute; "the decree is nisi and not absolute"
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nisi (conj.)
    Unless; if not.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • nisi
    A language of India.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nisi
    nī′sī, conj. unless, placed after the words 'decree' or 'rule,' to indicate that the decree or rule will be made absolute unless, after a time, some condition referred to be fulfilled.—Nisi prius, the name usually given in England to the sittings of juries in civil cases—from the first two words of the old Latin writ summoning the juries to appear at Westminster unless, before the day appointed, the judges shall have come to the county

Part of speech

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  • nisi, adjective.

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nisi in sign language
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