Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being suspended; an impending or hanging. The state of being undecided or in continuance: as, to wait during the pendency of a suit or petition.
- noun The state of being impending or threatening.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.
- noun The quality or state of being undecided, or in continuance; suspense.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being
pendent ;suspension
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Examples
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In some areas, such as communications, pendency is running more than 30 months.
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In some areas, such as communications, pendency is running more than 30 months.
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DAVE: Actually, many pioneers in codependency were feminists, trying to get away from that kind love expectation for women.
NY Daily News 2010
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There is no nobility in codependency with a maniac.
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To many, John Lennon and Yoko Ono's relationship typifies the ultimate in codependency.
Shawn Amos: Rihanna and Chris, You Are Not Alone: Troubled Musical Couples 2009
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Ya get the feeling, though, that maybe Myers has had enough of Austin and Dr. Evil and the gang -- he wraps things up, all of it: the superspy / archvillain codependency between Austin and Evil, the depraved father / son relationship between Evil and Scott (the always sublime Seth Green:
FlickFilosopher.com 2009
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"If Bank of America is barred from trading the Securities during the pendency of these Bankruptcy Cases because of its duties to other creditors, it may risk the loss of a beneficial investment opportunity for itself and/or its clients and, moreover, may breach its fiduciary duty to such clients," Bank of America said in its filing.
BofA, Distressed-Debt Bettor Look to Trade in MF Claims Joseph Checkler 2011
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"Because Plaintiffs have not demonstrated a likelihood that they will suffer irreparable harm during the pendency of the lawsuit in the absence of an injunction, the court will deny their requested relief," he wrote.
Judge Denies Preliminary Injunction in Air India Case David Kesmodel 2012
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"Defendants would not be required during the pendency of the appeal to change their recruiting practices, to change their personnel manuals, or, subject only to the requirement that they not actually discharge anyone, otherwise to change their practices," Fletcher said.
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Extended Indefinitely By Federal Appeals Court AP 2010
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The imposition of a criminal charge against a student does not suggest that, during the pendency of the action, the student will engage in any similar act.
The Volokh Conspiracy » What Should Landlords Do If a Tenant Is Accused of a Violent Crime? 2010
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Similarly, technological solutions prioritize ‘pendency’, or the length of the examination process.
Digitizing the USPTO patent backfile s.rowberryucl.ac.uk 2024
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