lis alibi pendens

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Translingual[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From līs (lawsuit, action) + alibī (elsewhere) + pendēns (pending).

Phrase[edit]

lis alibi pendens

  1. The preclusion of another court dealing with an action in respect of the same subject matter.

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