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notice of pen·den·cy /-'pənd-ən-sē/: lis pendens (2)
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
notice of pendency
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notice of pendency — A notice filed in an action to recover a judgment affecting either title or possession, use or enjoyment of real property, for the purpose of giving notice on the record that there is a lien or claim outstanding and in force against the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
notice — Information; the result of observation, whether by the senses or the mind; knowledge of the existence of a fact or state of affairs; the means of knowledge. Intelligence by whatever means communicated. Koehn v. Central Nat. Ins. Co. of Omaha, Neb … Black's law dictionary
notice — Information; the result of observation, whether by the senses or the mind; knowledge of the existence of a fact or state of affairs; the means of knowledge. Intelligence by whatever means communicated. Koehn v. Central Nat. Ins. Co. of Omaha, Neb … Black's law dictionary
pendency of action — The status of an action or suit from the time it is commenced until its final determination by judgment or order. McDowell v Blythe Bros. Co. 236 NC 396, 72 SE2d 860. The period of life of an action from the time of its commence ment to its final … 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
Notice — For other uses, see Notice (disambiguation). Notice is the legal concept in which a party is made aware of a legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties. There are several types of notice: public notice (or legal notice), actual… … Wikipedia
notice of action or proceeding — The formal notice required to confer jurisdiction; a summons or original notice. A distinction is to be observed between knowledge of the pendency of an action or proceeding and notice thereof. If a defendant does not submit himself to the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Uniform Adoption Act — The Uniform Adoption Act (1994) is a model law proposed by the NationalConference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. It attempts to be acomprehensive and uniform state adoption code that: (1) is consistent withrelevant federal constitutional … 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 — /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
