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Lien

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Noun

1. lien

the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

2. lien, spleen

a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lien

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noun
law
a right to retain possession of another's property pending discharge of a debt

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Lien

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noun
Law
a claim on the property of another as security for the payment of a just debt

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lien

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n.
Law
1. A claim upon a part of another's property that arises because of an unpaid debt related to that property and that operates as an encumbrance on the property until the debt is satisfied.
2. The right to hold another's property as security for a debt owed.

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