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Definition: NISI PRIUS |
NISI PRIUS1. (Law), unless before; -- a phrase applied to terms of court, held generally by a single judge, with a jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated in a legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is, according to the English practice, appointed by the entry on the record, or written proceedings, to be tried by a jury from the county of which the proceedings are dated, at Westminster, unless before the day appointed (nisi prius) the judges shall have come to the county in question (which they always do) and there try the cause. See In banc , under Banc . |
| Domain | Definition |
Literature | Nisi Prius A Nisi Case, a cause to be tried in the assize courts. Sittings at Nisi Prius, sessions of Nisi Prius Courts, which never try criminal cases. Trial at Nisi, a trial before judges of assize. An action at one time could be tried only in the court where it was brought, but Magna Charta provided that certain cases, instead of being tried at Westminster in the superior courts, should be tried in their proper counties before judges of assize. The words "Nisi Prius" are two words on which the following clause attached to the writs entirely hinges:- "We command you to come before our justices at Westminster on the morrow of All Souls', NISI PRIUS justiciarii domini regis ad assisas capiendas venerint- i.e. unless previously the justices of our lord the king come to hold their assizes at (the court of your own assize town)." Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Command | Dictation; dictate, mandate; caveat, decree, senatus consultum; precept; prescript, rescript; writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti-sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation; word, word of command; mot d'ordre; bugle call, trumpet call; beat of drum, tattoo; order of the day; enactment; (law); plebiscite; (choice). |
Lawsuit | Writ, summons, subpoena, latitat, nisi prius; venire, venire facias |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: NISI PRIUS |
| English words defined with "NISI PRIUS": Court in banc, Court in bank ♦ Postea. (references) |
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Expression using "NISI PRIUS": court of assize and nisi prius. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Language | Translations for "NISI PRIUS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
French | session nisi prius. (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | isinay iuspray слушание гражданских дел выездной сессией суда (trial at nisi prius). (various references) | ||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 26 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai hn autw kecrhmatismenon upo tou pneumatoV tou agiou mh idein qanaton prin h idh ton criston kuriou |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et responsum acceperat ab Spiritu Sancto non visurum se mortem nisi prius videret Christum Domini |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | And he andsware fram þam halegan gaste onfeng. þæt he deað ne gesawe. buton he ær drihten crist gesawe; |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he hadde takun an answere of the Hooli Goost, that he schulde not se deeth, but he sawy first the Crist of the Lord. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And an answer was geven him of the holy goost that he shulde not se deethe before he had sene the lordes Christ. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And it was revealed unto him by the Holy Ghost, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord's Christ. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he had knowledge, through the Holy Spirit, that he would not see death till he had seen the Lord's Christ. |
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| Language | Luke Chapter 2, Verse 26 |
| Cebuano | Ug gipadayag kaniya sa Espiritu Santo nga siya dili una mamatay samtang dili pa niya makita ang Cristo sa Ginoo. |
| Chinese | 他 得 了 聖 靈 的 啟 示 、 知 " 自 己 未 死 以 前 、 必 看 見 主 所 立 的 基 督 。 |
| Croatian | Objavio mu Duh Sveti da neæe vidjeti smrti dok ne vidi Pomazanika Gospodnjega. |
| Danish | Og det var varslet ham af den Helligånd, at han ikke skulde se Døden, førend han havde set Herrens Salvede. |
| Dutch | En hem was een Goddelijke openbaring gedaan door den Heiligen Geest, dat hij den dood niet zien zoude, eer hij den Christus des Heeren zou zien. |
| Finnish | Ja Pyhä Henki oli hänelle ilmoittanut, ettei hän ollut näkevä kuolemaa, ennenkuin oli nähnyt Herran Voidellun. |
| French | Il avait été divinement averti par le Saint Esprit qu`il ne mourrait point avant d`avoir vu le Christ du Seigneur. |
| German | Und ihm war eine Antwort geworden von dem heiligen Geist, er sollte den Tod nicht sehen, er hätte denn zuvor den Christus des HERRN gesehen. |
| Haitian Creole | Li te fè l' konnen li pa t'ap mouri san l' pa wè Kris la, moun Bondye te chwazi pou l' voye a. |
| Hungarian | És kijelentetett néki a Szent Lélek által, hogy addig halált nem lát, a míg meg nem látja az Úrnak Krisztusát. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | dan Roh Allah sudah memberitahukan kepadanya bahwa ia tidak akan mati sebelum melihat Raja Penyelamat yang dijanjikan Tuhan. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Maka sudahlah diturunkan wahyu kepadanya oleh Rohulkudus, bahwa tiadalah ia merasai mati sebelum dipandangnya Kristus Tuhan itu. |
| Italian | lo Spirito Santo che era sopra di lui, gli aveva preannunziato che non avrebbe visto la morte senza prima aver veduto il Messia del Signore. |
| Manx Gaelic | As ve er ny hoilshaghey da liorish y Spyrryd Noo, nagh noghe eh baase, roish da v'er vakin Creest yn Chiarn. |
| Maori | Na kua whakamaharatia ia e te Wairua Tapu, e kore ia e kite i te mate, kia kite ra ano ia i ta te Ariki Karaiti. |
| Norwegian | og det var åpenbaret ham av den Hellige Ånd at han ikke skulde se døden før han hadde sett Herrens salvede. |
| Portuguese | E lhe fora revelado pelo Espírito Santo que ele não morreria antes de ver o Cristo do Senhor. |
| Rumanian | Duhul Sfknt kl knwtiinyase cq nu va muri knainte ca sq vadq pe Hristosul Domnului. |
| Russian | еНХ 'ЩМП ТЕ"УЛБЪБОП дХИПН уЧСФЩН, ЮФП ПО ОЕ ХЧЙ"ЙФ УНЕТФЙ, "ПЛПМЕ ОЕ ХЧЙ"ЙФ иТЙУФБ зПУ П"ОС. |
| Shuar | "Winia anaikiamur KRISTU tutai Wáintsuk Jákashtatme" uunt Yusa Wakaní tu jintintiamiayi. |
| Spanish | A él le había sido revelado por el Espíritu Santo que no vería la muerte antes que viera al Cristo del Señor. |
| Swahili | Roho Mtakatifu alikuwa amemhakikishia kwamba hatakufa kabla ya kumwona Masiha wa Bwana. |
| Swedish | Och av den helige Ande hade han fått den uppenbarelsen att han icke skulle se döden, förrän han hade fått se Herrens Smorde. |
| Uma | Hangkani, Inoha' Tomoroli' mpo'uli' -ki hewa toi: "Ko'ia-ko mate ane ko'ia nuhiloi Magau' Topetolo' to najanci Pue' Ala." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "i-i-i-n-p-r-s-s-u" | |
-3 letters: purins, sirups, spurns, unrips. | |
-4 letters: nisus, pirns, priss, purin, puris, risus, ruins, sinus, sirup, snips, spins, spurn, spurs, unrip. | |
-5 letters: iris, nips, nisi, pins, pirn, piss, psis, puns, puri, purs, puss, rins, rips, ruin, runs, sins, sips, sirs, snip, spin, spun, spur, sris, suns, sups, urns. | |
| Words containing the letters "i-i-i-n-p-r-s-s-u" | |
+4 letters: prussianising, prussianizing. | |
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