pendency

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pendency \Pend"en*cy\, n.
   1. The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.
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   2. The quality or state of being undecided, or in
      continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit.
      --Ayliffe.
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