nisi

Example Sentences

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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

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

He granted the speedy divorce - a decree nisi - and now a divorce petitioner has to wait six weeks and a day to apply for a decree absolute, the final dissolution of the marriage.

From Fox News

The Telegraph shared district judge Richard Robinson granted a decree nisi at a family court in London in February of last year after Tessy had complained of Louis’ “unreasonable behavior.”

From Fox News

De mortuis nil nisi bonum — do not speak ill of the dead — is an obituary custom not so hard to understand.

From Washington Post