nisi

Example Sentences

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A decree nisi was due to be granted in March 2021.

From BBC

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

And it replaces the terms "decree nisi" and "decree absolute" with "conditional order" and "final order".

From BBC

But while the arrangements are due for review in a year, the deal looks more like a decree nisi than a trial separation.

From The Guardian

Normally an “enquiry agent” would “call around with photographs, inspect the register and take a statement, which would eventually satisfy the court’s requirements for an unopposed decree nisi.”

From The Guardian