lis pendens 〈拉〉未决诉讼 在普通法上，未决诉讼中争议的财产在诉讼期间若要转让给意欲购买者或抵押权人应作出声明〔notice〕，告知其就该财产取得的任何权益将受法院判决的影响。在英国，根据1972年《土地负担法》〔Land Charges Act〕可作未决诉讼的登记，该登记并不在财产上设定任何负担，而只是旨在给予意欲购买者或抵押权人以此种声明。该登记在5年内有效，期满可以续展，但法院在作出判决后，或经证实该诉讼是出于恶意提起的，可以裁定撤销该登记。美国的多数州也在法典中予以规定。
lis pendens (lis pen-d[schwa]nz). [Latin] 1. A pending lawsuit. 2. The jurisdiction, power, or control acquired by a court over property while a legal action is pending. 3. A notice, recorded in the chain of title to real property, required or permitted in some jurisdictions to warn all persons that certain property is the subject