adj. 25B6; adjective
nine cases were still pending : UNRESOLVED, undecided, unsettled, awaiting decision/action, undetermined, open, hanging fire, (up) in the air, ongoing, outstanding, not done, unfinished, incomplete; informal on the back burner.
with a general election pending : IMMINENT, impending, about to happen, forthcoming, upcoming, on the way, coming, approaching, looming, gathering, near, nearing, close, close at hand, in the offing, to come.
25B6; preposition they were released on bail pending an appeal : AWAITING, until, till, until there is/are.