pendent

pendent
pen·dent /'pen-dənt/ adj [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre]
1: remaining undetermined: pending (1)
a pendent suit
2: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction or pendent party jurisdiction
the Supreme Court drew a sharp distinction between pendent claims and pendent parties — National Law Journal
3: dependent (1)
is pendent upon another claim

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

pendent
I adjective additional, adjunct, adscititious, affinitive, allied to, ancillary, appurtenant, auxiliary, close, closely connected, cognate, collateral, complementary, congeneric, congenerical, congenerous, connatural, correspondent, corresponding, equivalent, instar omnium, matching, much the same, quasi, secondary, similar, something like, subsidiary, supplemental associated concepts: pendent claim, pendent jurisdiction II index dependent

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006

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  • Pendent — Pend ent, a. [L. pendens, entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. The pendent world. Shak. [1913 Webster] Often their tresses, when… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pendent — pendent:⇨schwebend(1) …   Das Wörterbuch der Synonyme

  • pendent — (adj.) c.1600, respelling of M.E. pendaunt hanging, overhanging (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) on model of its L. original, pendentem (nom. pendens), prp. of pendere to hang …   Etymology dictionary

  • pendent — *suspended, pendulous …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • pendent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hanging down. 2) pending. DERIVATIVES pendency noun …   English terms dictionary

  • pendent — [pen′dənt] adj. [ME pendaunt: see PENDANT] 1. hanging; suspended 2. overhanging 3. undecided; pending n. PENDANT pendently adv …   English World dictionary

  • Pendent — Relating to the triangular segments composing the structure of a dome, something pendent may be viewed as any member of a support system (i.e: a section of a dome; or, organically, a parent/guardian in a nuclear family).A pendent most often… …   Wikipedia

  • pendent — pendently, adv. /pen deuhnt/, adj. Also, pendant. 1. hanging or suspended: a pendent lamp. 2. overhanging; jutting; projecting: pendent cliffs. 3. undecided; undetermined; pending: a lawsuit that is still pendent. 4. impending. n. 5. pendant.… …   Universalium

  • pendent — 1. pendènt prép. pendent. voir mentre, enterin, entanto 2. pendènt m. pendent d oreille …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • pendent — or pendant adjective Etymology: Middle English pendaunt Date: 14th century 1. jutting or leaning over ; overhanging < a pendent cliff > 2. supported from above ; suspended < icicles pendent from the eaves > 3. remaining undeter …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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