Etymology

pendente lite

Today it means: Pending a legal suit in court. Full definition →

Latin pendente līte
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  1. Latin · borrowed frompendente līte“awaiting the litigation”
  2. English todaypendente lite

From Latin pendente līte (“awaiting the litigation”).

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