/ dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , 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
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Latin nisi unless .
/ dɪˌkriː ˈnaɪsaɪ; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( BrE , 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
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: Latin nisi unless .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005