decree nisi
noun /dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ/
/dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ/
[singular] (British English, law- an order from a court that a marriage will end after a fixed amount of time unless there is a good reason why it should not
(法院对离婚诉讼的)非绝对判决,初期判决 - She was granted a decree nisi in a five-minute hearing at the divorce court.
在离婚法庭的五分钟听证会上,她获得了暂准判令。
词源late 19th cent.: Latin nisi ‘unless’. - She was granted a decree nisi in a five-minute hearing at the divorce court.