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Nisi Prius

[Latin, Unless before.]

A court of nisi prius is a court that tries QUESTIONS OF FACT before one judge and, in some cases, a jury. In the United States, the term ordinarily applies to the trial level court where the case is heard by a jury, as opposed to a higher court that entertains appeals where no jury is present.

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