Decree
61decree to be merited — index award Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
62decree nisi — A provisional decision of the Court that does not have absolute effect until certain conditions are met. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
63decree nisi — decree ni|si [dıˌkri: ˈnaısaı] n [singular] BrE an order by a court of law that a marriage will end at a particular time in the future unless there is a good reason not to end it …
64decree absolute — ► NOUN (pl. decrees absolute) English Law ▪ a final order by a court of law which officially ends a marriage …
65decree nisi — ► NOUN (pl. decrees nisi) English Law ▪ an order by a court of law that states the date on which a marriage will end, unless a good reason to prevent a divorce is produced. ORIGIN Latin nisi «unless» …
66Decree of Philippi, 242 BCE — The Decree of Philippi 242 BCE was a message from the city of Philippi to the city of Cos in response to an envoy sent by the latter. These messengers requested the asylia, or inviolability, of a sanctuary of Asclepius. The Decree, one of four… …
67Decree of War to the Death — The Decree of War to the Death, in Spanish Decreto de Guerra a Muerte, was a decree issued by the South American separatist leader, Simón Bolívar, which permitted murder and any atrocities whatsoever to be committed against civilians born in… …
68decree nisi — noun a decree issued on a first petition for divorce; becomes absolute at some later date • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑decree, ↑edict, ↑fiat, ↑order, ↑rescript * * * …
69Decree nisi — A decree nisi (from the Latin nisi, meaning unless ) is a court order that does not have any force until such time that a particular condition is met, such as a subsequent petition to the court or the passage of a specified period of time.[1]… …
70Decree of Canopus — The Decree of Canopus is a bilingual inscription in two languages, and in three scripts. It was written in three writing systems: Egyptian hieroglyphs, Egyptian Demotic, and Greek, on an ancient Egyptian memorial stone stele, the Stone of Canopus …
