Definition of Court Of Nisi Prius

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Court of nisi prius
    Ballentine's Law Dictionary

    An English court held by two or more commissioners sent out from London on a circuit to hold jury trials.

  • Court of Nisi Prius
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    In American law. Though this term is frequently used as a general designation of anjf court exercising general, original jurisdiction in civll cases, (being used interchangeably with "trial-court,") it belonged as a legal title only to a court which formerly existed in the city and county of Philadelphia, and which was presided over by one of the judges of the supreme court of Pennsylvania. This court was abolished by the constitution of 1874. See Courts or Assize and Nisi Prius.