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Nisi prius |
Definition - Noun
[Medieval Latin, unless before, the words introducing a clause in an English writ commanding a sheriff to provide a jury at the Court of Westminster on a certain day unless the judges of assize previously come to the county from which the jury is to be returned]
: a court of record that tries an issue of fact before a jury and a single judge
: See also trial court
also
: the proceedings in such a court
: the conducting of jury trials <long-distance travel eliminated the nisi prius practice of the justices W. J. Brennan, Jr.>
Pronunciation-'prI-&s, -'prE-u's
Pronunciation Key
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\&\ as a and u in a b ut
\[^&]\ as e in kitt en
\&r\ as ur and er in f urther
\a\ as a inash
\A\ as a in ace
\Š\ as o in m op
\au\ as ou in ou t
\ch\ as ch in ch in
\e\ as e in bet
\E\ as ea in easy
\g\ as g in go
\i\ as i in hit |
\I\ as i in ice
\j\ as j in job
\[ng]\ as ng in sing
\O\ as o in go
\o\ as aw in law
\oi\ as oy in boy
\th\ as th in thin
\[th_]\ as thin the
\Ÿ\ as oo in loot
\u\ as oo in foot
\y\ as y in yet
\zh\ as si in vision |
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Based on Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©2001.
Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
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