🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

condicional

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /kondiθjoˈnal/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nisi/ˈnaɪ.si/
adjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #25000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El tribunal emitió un decreto condicional."

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As adjective
  1. 1

    Designating a legal decree or order that is not yet final and will become absolute unless cause is shown against it.

    "The court granted a decree nisi which will become absolute in six weeks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Latin 'nisi', meaning 'unless', stemming from the combination of 'ne' (not) and 'si' (if). It entered English legal terminology centuries ago through Anglo-Norman legal practice, notably preserved in phrases like 'decree nisi'.

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