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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pend·ing / ˈpending/ • adj. awaiting decision or settlement: nine cases were still pending. ∎ about to happen; imminent: with a presidential election pending, it would be wrong to force the changes through now the pending disaster. • prep. until (something) happens or takes place: they were released on bail pending an appeal.

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Pending

West's Encyclopedia of American Law | 2005 | Copyright

PENDING

Begun, but not yet completed; during; before the conclusion of; prior to the completion of; unsettled; in the process of adjustment.

A lawsuit is said to be pending from its inception until the issuance of a final judgment by a court. The phrase pending appeal refers to the time before an appeal is taken, as well as to the period during which an appeal is in progress.

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pending

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

pending
A. awaiting decision XVIII;

B. prep. throughout the continuance of XVII. Anglicization of (O)F. pendant (see PENDENT) in suspense, not concluded or settled.

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	56,336 recovery suits worth Rs215b pending with courts. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 3/24/2011
	Pending home sales offer hope; The national and local increases reported... Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 2/4/2009
	13,35,909 cases pending with LHC, lower courts. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 3/31/2009