decree nisi
Example Sentences
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A decree nisi was due to be granted in March 2021.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2022
His children cried, last August, when he announced he would be leaving, when he filed the paperwork to complete his decree nisi, and that was enough to persuade him to stay.
From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2021
And it replaces the terms "decree nisi" and "decree absolute" with "conditional order" and "final order".
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2020
And another instance in which his decree nisi was sent directly from the high court to a British tabloid "before it was sent to me".
From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2011
The decree nisi was made absolute a few days before I left London.
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
