A lis pendens is the Latin term for a Notice of Pendency of Action. (moneytips.com)
Rochester Family Lawyer: Divorce and Exclusive Possession of Marital Residence During Pendency of the Action (info.legalzoom.com)
In that role she launched and became the first director of the Central Reexamination Unit (CRU) to safeguard the quality and consistency of reexamination proceedings and to reduce pendency. (brookskushman.com)