Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun decree_nisi

1 sense of decree nisi

Sense 1
decree nisi -- (a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date)
       => decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript -- (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there")