lis alibi pendens
lis alibi pendens 〈拉〉异地未决的诉讼；案件在异地尚未审结的抗辩 原、被告之间关于某一事项的诉讼在一法院尚未审结时，原告不得对同一被告就同一诉因和标的在另一法院提起诉讼。否则，被告可以此为由提出抗辩。
LIS ALIBI PENDENS
lis alibi pendens
lis alibi pendens (lis al-[schwa]-bIpen-d[schwa]nz). [Latin] 1. A lawsuit pending elsewhere. 2. Hist. A preliminary defense that a case involving the same parties and the same subject is pending in another court. See LIS PENDENS.