pendente lite

American  

[pen-den-tee lahy-tee] / pɛnˈdɛn ti ˈlaɪ ti /

adverb

Law.

1. during litigation; while a suit is in progress.

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pendente lite British  

/ pɛnˈdɛntɪ ˈlaɪtɪ /

adjective

1. law while a suit is pending

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Etymology

Origin of pendente lite

1720–30; < Latin: literally, with a lawsuit pending

Example Sentences

Administration pendente lite, where there is a dispute as to the person entitled to probate or a general grant of letters the court appoints an administrator till the question has been decided.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

Brief on brief had been presented to the King, ordering him to separate from Anne Boleyn pendente lite, but the King had paid no attention to them—had married the Lady and divorced the Queen.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.

In four cases specifically, and in some others by implication, Bacon confesses that he had received bribes from suitors pendente lite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various

At Saint Bartemeus's workhouse, a notice was posted forbidding the officials, assistants and servants to enter the Baby's room, pendente lite, or to render it any service or assistance on pain of dismissal.

From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 10 by Brann, William Cowper

The first, of bargain and contract for reward to pervert justice, pendente lite.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" by Various