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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NISI PRIUS

From Latin: unless previously.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NISI PRIUS

nisi prius  [ˈpraɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NISI PRIUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nisi prius is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NISI PRIUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nisi prius

Nisi prius is a historical term in English law. In the nineteenth century, it came to be used to denote generally all legal actions tried before judges of the King's Bench Division and in the early twentieth century for actions tried at assize by a judge given a commission. Used in that way, the term has had no currency since the abolition of assizes in 1971. Nisi prius is a common legal term in the United States, however. As the term's Latin meaning indicates, the term " nisi prius" denotes the court or tribunal that originally decided a case or an interlocutory matter rather than a higher court being appealed to. In that sense, at least, it serves as a synonym for "court of original jurisdiction."...

Definition of nisi prius in the English dictionary

The first definition of nisi prius in the dictionary is a direction that a case be brought up to Westminster for trial before a single judge and a jury. Other definition of nisi prius is the writ giving this direction. Nisi prius is also trial before the justices taking the assizes.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NISI PRIUS


Abdias
æbˈdaɪəs
Ananias
ˌænəˈnaɪəs
bias
ˈbaɪəs
Caius
ˈkaɪəs
Elias
ɪˈlaɪəs
eyas
ˈaɪəs
Ezechias
ˌɛzɪˈkaɪəs
Gaius
ˈɡaɪəs
hamadryas
ˌhæməˈdraɪəs
Josias
dʒəʊˈsaɪəs
Laius
ˈlaɪəs
Lias
ˈlaɪəs
Malachias
ˌmæləˈkaɪəs
Matthias
məˈθaɪəs
nyas
ˈnaɪəs
pious
ˈpaɪəs
Sophonias
ˌsɒfəˈnaɪəs
Trias
ˈtraɪəs
unbias
ʌnˈbaɪəs
Zacharias
ˌzækəˈraɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NISI PRIUS

nirvana
nirvanic
nis
Nisan
Nisei
nisgul
nish
Nishapur
Nishinomiya
nisi
Nissen hut
nisus
nit
nit-pick
nit-picker
nit-picking
nit-picky
nitchie
nite
niter

WORDS THAT END LIKE NISI PRIUS

accessorius
Aquarius
Arius
Belisarius
denarius
Galerius
Guarnerius
Marius
Nestorius
obscurum per obscurius
Praetorius
Pretorius
retiarius
Sagittarius
sartorius
senarius
Sertorius
Sirius
Stradivarius
Tiberius

Synonyms and antonyms of nisi prius in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nisi prius» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NISI PRIUS

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The translations of nisi prius from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nisi prius» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

普锐斯暂准
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nisi prius
570 millions of speakers

English

nisi prius
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रारंभिक प्रियस
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مشروط بريوس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ниси Prius
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nisi prius
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রথম অগ্রদূত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nisi prius
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nisi prius
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nisi prius
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のNiSiプリウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의 NiSi 의 프리우스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nisi prius
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

tạm thời Prius
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Nisi prius
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आधी कधीही नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nisi prius
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nisi prius
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nisi Prius
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Нісі Prius
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

NISI prius
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

nisi prius
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

nisi Prius
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Nisi prius
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Nisi prius
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nisi prius

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NISI PRIUS»

The term «nisi prius» is regularly used and occupies the 85.462 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NISI PRIUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nisi prius» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nisi prius» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nisi prius

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NISI PRIUS»

Discover the use of nisi prius in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nisi prius and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Law of Nisi Prius: Comprising the Declarations and Other ...
Comprising the Declarations and Other Pleadings in Personal Actions, and the Evidence Necessary to Support Them: with an Introduction Stating the Whole of the Practice at Nisi Prius John Frederick Archbold John King Findlay.
John Frederick Archbold, John King Findlay, 1853
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Reports of cases argued and ruled at nisi prius, in the ...
from Easter term, 33 George III. 1793, to [Trinity term, 47 George III. 1807, both inclusive] Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Isaac 'Espinasse, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas. Judgment had been given for the Plaintiffs in the Common ...
Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, Isaac 'Espinasse, Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, 1802
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Reports of Cases Argued and Ruled at Nisi Prius: In the ...
I may be applied to at chambers to make an order upon summons, but I am now sitting under a commission of Nisi Prius for the county of Middlesex.'' It may appear strange, but we are informed, that, notwithstanding the words of the stat.
Frederick Augustus Carrington, Joseph Payne, 1825
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The law of nisi prius: being reports of cases determined at ...
being reports of cases determined at nisi prius, in the Supreme Court of the state of New York [1807-1851] New York (State). Supreme Court, New York (State). Superior Court (New York) John Anthon. the decisions of a very learned judge ...
New York (State). Supreme Court, John Anthon, New York (State). Superior Court (New York), 1854
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Practical Treatise on the Settling of Evidence for Trials at ...
A knowledge of these is acquired by practice only; and knowing how essentially necessary they are, the author has produced this work.
Isaac 'Espinasse, 1997
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An abridgement of the law of nisi prius
Patrick Brady Leigh George Sharswood. and acts bond fide on the opinion given by that counsel, (however erroneous that opinion may be,) it amounts to a probable •cause;" but not unless a full and correct statement of the facts be laid before ...
Patrick Brady Leigh, George Sharswood, 1838
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A Practical Abridgement of the Law of Nisi Prius: Together ...
Together with the General Principles of Law Applicable to the Civil Relation of Persons, and the Subject-matters of Legal Contention Samuel Bealey Harrison, Frederic Edwards. of the mortgagee (i) : nor where the tenant was let into ...
Samuel Bealey Harrison, Frederic Edwards, 1838
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Reports of cases ruled and determined at nisi prius: in the ...
in the Court of Common Pleas, and on the Northern circuit; from the sittings after Trinity term, 55 Geo. III. 1815, to the sittings after Michaelmas term, 58 Geo. III. 1817, both inclusive. To which are added, copious notes upon the most important  ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Francis Ludlow Holt, 1818
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Nisi Prius
The Making of the Modern Law: Legal Treatises, 1800-1926 includes over 20,000 analytical, theoretical and practical works on American and British Law.
J. C. Browder, 2010
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Reports of cases argued and ruled at nisi prius, in the ...
from the sittings after Michaelmas term, 59 Geo. III. 1818, to the adjourned sittings before Easter term, 1 Geo IV. 1820; and on the Oxford circuit, from the Lent assizes 1818 to the summer assizes 1820, each inclusive. To which are added tables ...
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Niel Gow, 1828

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NISI PRIUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nisi prius is used in the context of the following news items.
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Johnny Manziel swaps personalities with Frank Jackson? Only on …
The singing, soft-shoeing, slapsticking suits who perform each year in the law firm follies known as the Grand Assize of the Court of Nisi Prius ... «cleveland.com, Mar 15»
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This is not a listicle: On the Shakespearean origins of 'The Blacklist'
“And that Nisi Prius nuisance, who just now is rather rife, / The Judicial humorist - I've got him on the list! / All funny fellows, comic men, and ... «Haaretz, Nov 14»
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Ombudsman findings on EWN cartoon
It is a nisi prius decision in which the Judge non-suited the plaintiff both because he thought there was no evidence that the words were ... «Eyewitness News, Jun 14»
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Lawyers and judges hear only laughter, not objections, during …
In the court of Nisi Prius, you can object all you want. But you will not get a ruling because nobody will hear you. They're too busy laughing. «The Plain Dealer, Apr 14»
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Cleveland lawyers roast Dan Gilbert as Incredible Sulk in annual …
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The annual feast and follies known as the Grand Assize of the Court of Nisi Prius took aim again this year at public figures ... «Plain Dealer, Apr 12»
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Cleveland lawyer Steve Delchin's metal video named Worst Video of …
He himself regularly donned an English judge's wig last year as the reigning judge of the Court of Nisi Prius, a group of Cleveland lawyers who ... «Plain Dealer, Dec 11»
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Happy birthday OK: the world's most-popular word turns 172
Dissolution ok Fartxek- A partnership may be dissolved . . . by the aalf-mutual consent of the parties [Google sample from The law of nisi prius; ... «OUPblog, Mar 11»
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Nothing is safe from skewering as Cleveland lawyers gather for …
nisi prius.jpg View full sizeLisa DeJong / The Plain DealerMitch Blair, a lawyer with Calfee Halter and Griswold, wears a gold suit as he sings ... «Plain Dealer, Apr 10»
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Lawyers have no objections to lampooning themselves, others at …
Members of the Court of Nisi Prius society entertained friends and family with satires about newsmakers of the day. Lisa DeJong/The Plain ... «The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com, Apr 09»

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