# decree nisi

> English word · Noun

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

## Etymology
See decree + Latin nisi (“unless”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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