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

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pendente lite

You chuckled at her writing letters to the plaintiff pendente lite.

From A Terrible Temptation A Story of To-Day by Reade, Charles

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.

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

"If this complainant is going to be defrauded I will enjoin this contract pendente lite and appoint a receiver."

From Tutt and Mr. Tutt by Train, Arthur Cheney

Permanent alimony is usually smaller than temporary alimony, or alimony pendente lite, but no rule as to the amount can be safely stated, it resting in the discretion of the Court.

From Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World by Ringrose, Hyacinthe