nisi prius

ni·si pri·us

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahy-sahy, nee-see prahy-uh s]
- /ˈnaɪ saɪ, ˈni si ˈpraɪ əs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahy-sahy, nee-see prahy-uh s]
- /ˈnaɪ saɪ, ˈni si ˈpraɪ əs/

Definitions of nisi prius words

noun nisi prius Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury. 1
noun nisi prius 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. 1
noun nisi prius a direction that a case be brought up to Westminster for trial before a single judge and a jury 0
noun nisi prius the writ giving this direction 0
noun nisi prius trial before the justices taking the assizes 0
noun nisi prius (in the US) a court where civil actions are tried by a single judge sitting with a jury, as distinguished from an appellate court 0

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Origin of nisi prius

First appearance:

before 1300

One of the 15% oldest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Nisi prius

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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nisi prius popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

nisi prius usage trend in Literature

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