decree nisi and absolute

decree nisi and absolute
an order of the court in two stages:
1. terminating a marriage.
2. granting foreclosure in respect of a mortgage where the mortgagor has defaulted.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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  • 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

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