- judgment nisi
- A rule to show cause why judgment should not be rendered. Young v M'Pherson, 3 NJL 895, 897. See decree nisi.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
judgment nisi
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judgment nisi — see judgment 1a Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition … Law dictionary
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary
judgment — A sense of knowledge sufficient to comprehend nature of transaction. Thomas v. Young, 57 App. D.C. 282, 22 F.2d 588, 590. An opinion or estimate. McClung Const. Co. v. Muncy, Tex.Civ.App., 65 S.W.2d 786, 790. The formation of an opinion or notion … Black's law dictionary
Nisi prius — is a historical term in English law. In the nineteenth century, it came to be used to denote generally all legal actions tried before judges of the King s Bench Division[1] and in the early twentieth century for actions tried at assize by a judge … Wikipedia
nisi — ni·si / nī ˌsī, nē sē/ adj [Latin, unless]: taking effect at a later specified time unless previously modified or avoided by cause shown, further proceedings, or a condition fulfilled an order nisi compare absolute Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of … Law dictionary
nisi judgment — Nothing more than an order to show cause why judgment should not be rendered. Young v M Pherson, 3 NJL 895, 897. See decree nisi … Ballentine's law dictionary
nisi — /naysay/ Unless. The word is often affixed, as a kind of elliptical expression, to the words rule, order, decree, judgment, or confirmation, to indicate that the adjudication spoken of is one which is to stand as valid and operative unless the… … Black's law dictionary
nisi — /naysay/ Unless. The word is often affixed, as a kind of elliptical expression, to the words rule, order, decree, judgment, or confirmation, to indicate that the adjudication spoken of is one which is to stand as valid and operative unless the… … Black's law dictionary
nisi — /nuy suy, nee see/, adj. not yet final or absolute (used, esp. 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. [ < L: if not … Universalium
