pendente lite
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
pendente lite /pɛnˌdɛnteɪ ˈlʌɪti, -ˌdɛnti/
▶adverb Law during litigation.
■ depending on the outcome of litigation.
– origin L., lit. ‘with the lawsuit pending’.
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