lis alibi pendens

Translingual

Etymology

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

Phrase

lis alibi pendens

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

Translations

No other court dealing with the same action

• Finnish: vireilläolovaikutus
• German: Rechtshängigkeitssperre f
• Swedish: litispendens c