Lis pendens — is Latin for suit pending. [1] This may refer to any pending lawsuit or to a specific situation with a public notice of litigation that has been recorded in the same location where the title of real property has been recorded. This notice secures … Wikipedia
lis pendens — lis pen·dens / lis pen ˌdenz/ n [Latin] 1: a pending suit 2: a written notice of a pending suit involving property usu. filed in the appropriate office (as a registry of deeds) – called also notice of pendency; 3 a: the jurisdiction and control… … Law dictionary
lis pendens — A pending lawsuit. Typically a notice of lis pendens is filed of record with the court in which the suit is pending, if the subject matter of the lawsuit involves a dispute as to title to certain real estate. Although the notice of the lis… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
lis pendens — /lis pendenz/ A pending suit. Jurisdiction, power, or control which courts acquire over property in litigation pending action and until final judgment. A common law doctrine, now codified in many states so as to condition its effect on the filing … Black's law dictionary
lis pendens — [lis pen′denz] n. [L] Law a pending suit: a lis pendens involves the legal doctrine that a court acquires jurisdiction over property involved in a suit … English World dictionary
lis pendens — /lis pen denz/, Law. 1. a pending suit listed on the court docket. 2. the rule placing property involved in litigation under the court s jurisdiction. 3. the principle that the filing of a suit constitutes notice of the claim asserted. [ < L lis… … Universalium
Lis Pendens — An official notice to the public that a lawsuit has been filed. Lis Pendens refers to the concept that any buyer of property must assume any litigation that exists pertaining to the property. If a buyer purchases a lot that a bank was suing the… … Investment dictionary
lis pendens — Literally, a pending suit; in law, the jurisdiction, power, or control that a court has, during the pendency of an action, over the property involved therein. 34 Am J1st Lis P § 1. See notice of lis pendens … Ballentine's law dictionary
lis pendens, notice of — n. A public notice informing the community that a particular property is subject to litigation and that prospective purchasers of the property will be bound by any judgment affecting it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint … Law dictionary
lis pendens — 1. спор, ожидающий своего разрешения в другом юрисдикционном органе, суде или арбитраже, чье решение, возможно, будет иметь преюдициальное значение; 2. = lis alibi pendens рассмотрение аналогичного спора в другом юрисдикционном органе, суде или… … Glossary of international commercial arbitration
