nisi prius

[ nahy-sahy -prahy-uhs, nee-see -pree-uhs ]

/ ˈnaɪ saɪ ˈpraɪ əs, ˈni si ˈpri əs /

noun Law.

Also called nisi prius court . a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.

British Law.

a writ commanding a sheriff of a county to summon a jury and bring it to the court in Westminster on a certain day, unless the judges of assizes previously came to that county.
the clause with the words “nisi prius” introducing this writ.
the system of judicial circuits to which judges are assigned for local trials of civil and criminal cases.

Origin of nisi prius

1300–50; Middle English <Latin: literally, unless previously, unless before

OTHER WORDS FROM nisi prius

nisi-prius, adjective

Words nearby nisi prius

nisgul, nish, Nishapur, Nishinomiya, nisi, nisi prius, Niskin bottle, Nissen hut, Nissl substance, Nistru, nisus

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British Dictionary definitions for nisi prius

nisi prius

/ (ˈpraɪəs) /

noun

English legal history

a direction that a case be brought up to Westminster for trial before a single judge and a jury
the writ giving this direction
trial before the justices taking the assizes

(in the US) a court where civil actions are tried by a single judge sitting with a jury, as distinguished from an appellate court

Word Origin for nisi prius

C15: from Latin: unless previously

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单词	nisi prius
释义	nisi prius [ nahy-sahy -prahy-uhs, nee-see -pree-uhs ] / ˈnaɪ saɪ ˈpraɪ əs, ˈni si ˈpri əs / noun Law. Also called nisi prius court . a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury. British Law. a writ commanding a sheriff of a county to summon a jury and bring it to the court in Westminster on a certain day, unless the judges of assizes previously came to that county. the clause with the words “nisi prius” introducing this writ. the system of judicial circuits to which judges are assigned for local trials of civil and criminal cases. Origin of nisi prius 1300–50; Middle English <Latin: literally, unless previously, unless before OTHER WORDS FROM nisi prius nisi-prius, adjective Words nearby nisi prius nisgul, nish, Nishapur, Nishinomiya, nisi, nisi prius, Niskin bottle, Nissen hut, Nissl substance, Nistru, nisus Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for nisi prius nisi prius / (ˈpraɪəs) / noun English legal history a direction that a case be brought up to Westminster for trial before a single judge and a jury the writ giving this direction trial before the justices taking the assizes (in the US) a court where civil actions are tried by a single judge sitting with a jury, as distinguished from an appellate court Word Origin for nisi prius C15: from Latin: unless previously Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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