noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , law ) an order from a court that finally ends a marriage, making the two people divorced :
The period between the decree nisi and the decree absolute was six weeks.
noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , law ) an order from a court that finally ends a marriage, making the two people divorced :
The period between the decree nisi and the decree absolute was six weeks.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005