Pendency
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
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."
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The condition of being undecided or pending.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Suspense; the state of being pendent or undecided; the state of an action, etc., after it has been begun, and before the final disposition of it