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Lis pendens

Lis pendens (a pending suit). The pendency of another action between

Lis mota (the dispute commenced). Declarations of deceased members of a

Lis [Lat.], a suit, action controversy, or dispute.

Circuitus est evitandus; et boni judicis est lites derimere, ne lis ex lite oriatur [Lat.], Circuity is to

lis pendens [Latin] 1 : a pending suit 2 : a

litigate -gat·ed -gat·ing [Latin litigatus, past participle of litigare, from lit-,

libellee also li·bel·ee [lī-bə-lē] n 1 : a party against whom

libelous also li·bel·lous [lī-bə-ləs] adj : constituting or including libel [a

license [Anglo-French, literally, permission, from Old French, from Latin licentia, from

litigious 1 : prone to engage in lawsuits or legal maneuvers