LEGAL WORD
Pendente lite
Latin phrase · Family and civil law
Pendente lite
- Type: Latin phrase
- Area of law: Family and civil law
1 What it means
While the suit is pending. Interim orders, such as maintenance, granted during proceedings.
2 Use it in a sentence
The wife was granted maintenance pendente lite while the divorce case continued.
3 Make it stick
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