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Pendente Lite
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pendente lite adv or adj
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[New Latin]
: during the suit
: while litigation continues [awarded joint legal custody of the child pendente lite] [pendente lite child support]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.