be+pendent

  • 1pendent — pen·dent / pen dənt/ adj [Middle French pendant suspended, present participle of pendre to hang, ultimately from Latin pendēre] 1: remaining undetermined: pending (1) a pendent suit 2: of, relating to, or being the basis of pendent jurisdiction… …

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  • 2pendent jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. pendent jurisdiction …

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  • 3Pendent — Pend ent, a. [L. pendens, entis, p. pr. of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.] 1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous; hanging; as, a pendent leaf. The pendent world. Shak. [1913 Webster] Often their tresses, when… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 4Pendent jurisdiction — is the authority of a United States federal court to hear a closely related state law claim against a party already facing a federal claim, described by Justice Antonin Scalia as jurisdiction over nonfederal claims between parties litigating… …

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  • 5pendent party jurisdiction — see jurisdiction Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 6pendent — pendent:⇨schwebend(1) …

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  • 7pendent — (adj.) c.1600, respelling of M.E. pendaunt hanging, overhanging (see PENDANT (Cf. pendant)) on model of its L. original, pendentem (nom. pendens), prp. of pendere to hang …

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  • 8pendent — *suspended, pendulous …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 9pendent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) hanging down. 2) pending. DERIVATIVES pendency noun …

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  • 10pendent — [pen′dənt] adj. [ME pendaunt: see PENDANT] 1. hanging; suspended 2. overhanging 3. undecided; pending n. PENDANT pendently adv …

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