Pendency
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
The state of being pending or undecided. PENDENS (Lat. from pendere, to hang). Hanging; pending. See "Lis Pendens." PENDENTE LITE (Lat.) Pending the continuance of an action while litigation continues.
See Lis Pendens.