- nisi prius writ
- An old English writ which directed a sheriff to bring the jurors to Westminster unless before that time the justices of assize came into the county to try cases.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
nisi prius writ
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nisi prius — nisi pri·us / prī əs, prē u̇s/ n [Medieval Latin, unless before, the words introducing a clause in an English writ commanding a sheriff to provide a jury at the Court of Westminster on a certain day unless the judges of assize previously come to… … Law dictionary
nisi prius — nisi prius, adj. /nuy suy pruy euhs, nee see pree euhs/, Law. 1. Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury. 2. Brit. Law. a. a writ commanding a sheriff of a county to summon a jury and… … Universalium
nisi prius — [prī′əs] n. [L, unless before: used orig. in a writ directing a sheriff to summon a jury to Westminster on a certain date “unless before” that date the trial had been held in his own county] any of various courts in which a cause of action may be … English World dictionary
nisi prius — ˈprīəs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, literally, unless before (words introducing a clause in the writ) 1. a. : a cause involving issues of fact that being begun in the courts of Westminster was appointed to be tried there… … Useful english dictionary
Nisi prius — Lit. unless previously . A writ to the *sheriff instructing him to provide a jury at the court of Westminster on a set day, unless the assize judges came to the *county … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
trial at nisi prius — 1. : a trial conducted as a result of the issuance of a writ of nisi prius 2. : the original trial of the facts in issue before a judge or jury as distinguished from the hearing of the case before an appellate court or on review … Useful english dictionary
nisi — a. conj. unless . ♦ decree nisi, order, especially of divorce, to become effective at certain future time, unless reasons against it appear in the meantime. ♦ nisi prius, unless before ; formerly, writ summoning jurors to Westminster… … Dictionary of difficult words
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