nisi prius
nisi prius
Definition
nisi· prius (prī′əs)
noun
any of various courts in which a cause of action may be originally tried before a jury
Etymology: L, unless before: used orig. in a writ directing a sheriff to summon a jury to Westminster on a certain date “unless before” that date the trial had been held in his own county
nisi prius
Law Definition
n
Latin
Refers to a court in which a jury is the ultimate finder of fact.
