NISI PRIUS
\nˈɪsi pɹˈɪəs], \nˈɪsi pɹˈɪəs], \n_ˈɪ_s_i p_ɹ_ˈɪ__ə_s]\
Definitions of NISI PRIUS
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a Latin phrase for a trial that was originally heard by a judge and jury that is different from a trial conducted on appeal.
By Henry Campbell Black
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[L.] A legal fiction which ordered causes to be tried at Westminster unless they were previously tried by the judges in the counties to which they belonged, as, in fact, was always the case. The nisi prius proviso has been disused since 1852.
By Henry Percy Smith
