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 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/, 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
notice of lis pendens — The common law doctrine that a pending suit is notice to all the world, so that one who purchases property involved in the litigation takes it subject to, and is bound by, the judgment rendered therein. 34 Am J1st Lis P §§ 2, 3. See notice of… … Ballentine's law dictionary
lis pendens — noun a notice of pending litigation against a property … Wiktionary