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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

Court of Nisi Prius

See NISI PRIUS.

nisi prius

[Latin "unless before then"] A civil trial court in which, unlike in an appellate court, issues are tried before a jury. The term is obsolete in the United States except in New York and Oklahoma. - Abbr. n.p.

nisi prius clause

An entry to the record authorizing a jury trial in the designated county. See NISI PRIUS.

nisi prius roll

The transcript of a case at nisi prius. - Also termed nisi prius record. nitroglycerine charge. See ALLEN CHARGE.

si prius

[Law Latin] If before. ( This phrase is used in a writ summoning a jury.

trial at nisi prius

See TRIAL.