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单词 nisi prius
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
ni•si pri•us  (nīsī prīəs, nēsē prēəs),USA pronunciation [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 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.
  • Latin: literally, unless previously, unless before
  • Middle English 1300–50
nisi-prius, adj. 

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