About The Word Lien
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Lien
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What's The Definition Of Lien?
[n] 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
[n] the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged Synonyms | Synonyms for Lien: spleen Related Terms | Find terms related to Lien: adjustment mortgage | antichresis | blanket mortgage | bottomry | bottomry bond | chattel mortgage | closed mortgage | common-law lien | dead pledge | deed of trust | first mortgage | general lien | hypothec | hypothecation | installment mortgage | judgment lien | leasehold mortgage | living pledge | mortgage | mortgage bond | mortgage deed | mortuum vadium | participating mortgage | particular lien | pignus judiciale | pignus legale | second mortgage | security agreement | statutory lien | tax lien | third mortgage | trust mortgage | vadium mortuum | vadium vivum See Also | arteria lienalis | artisan's lien | judgment lien | landlord's lien | lienal artery | lymphatic system | lymphatic tissue | lymphoid tissue | mechanic's lien | security interest | splenic artery | splenic vein | systema lymphaticum | tax lien | vena lienalis | warehouseman's lien Lien In Webster's Dictionary \Li"en\ (l[imac]"[e^]n), obs. p. p.
of {Lie}. See {Lain}. --Ps. lxviii. 13.
\Lien\ (l[=e]n or l[imac]"[e^]n; 277), n. [F. lien band, bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {League} a union, {Leam} a string, {Leamer}, {Ligament}.] (Law) A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied. |
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