lis pendens
noun
lis pen·dens
ˈlis-ˈpen-ˌdenz
1
: a pending suit
2
: a written notice of a pending suit involving property usually filed in the appropriate office (as a registry of deeds)
called also notice of pendency
3
a
: the jurisdiction and control of the court over property involved in a pending suit
b
: a doctrine under which one purchasing an interest in property involved in a pending suit does so subject to the adjudication of the rights of the parties to the suit
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