lis pendens
Americannoun
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a pending suit listed on the court docket.
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the rule placing property involved in litigation under the court's jurisdiction.
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the principle that the filing of a suit constitutes notice of the claim asserted.
noun
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a suit pending in a court that concerns the title to land
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a notice filed to warn interested persons of such a suit
Etymology
Origin of lis pendens
From Latin līs pendēns
Example Sentences
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The indictment charged them with fraud and contempt of court for the filing of a lis pendens, a notice of pending litigation, to warn buyers of Hovind and CSE’s continuing claim on the seized property.
From Forbes • Mar. 12, 2015
An attorney with some expertise about lis pendens, told me that it is a very privileged filing.
From Forbes • Mar. 9, 2015
The expert who gives me just a tad of optimism for Kent Hovind is William McGane who has written about lis pendens.
From Forbes • Feb. 27, 2015
Kent is facing new charges relating to the filing of a lis pendens on property that the Government had seized.
From Forbes • Jan. 27, 2015
The new charges relate to his involvement in filing a lis pendens to interfere with the government’s sale of property seized from his ministry.
From Forbes • Jan. 20, 2015
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