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Nisi prius

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003404

A court of original jurisdiction where a case is first heard and tried before a single judge, often with a jury. The term, Latin for "unless first," historically described a writ directing a case to be tried in the central court at Westminster unless a judge first came to the county to hear it. Today, it distinguishes trial-level courts, where facts are determined, from appellate courts, which review questions of law.

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IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003404
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Nisi prius",
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  "definition": "A court of original jurisdiction where a case is first heard and tried before a single judge, often with a jury. The term, Latin for \"unless first,\" historically described a writ directing a case to be tried in the central court at Westminster unless a judge first came to the county to hear it. Today, it distinguishes trial-level courts, where facts are determined, from appellate courts, which review questions of law.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nisi-prius/"
}

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