lien (l n, l  n)n. The right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt or duty. [French, tie, bond, from Old French, constraint, from Latin lig  men, bond, from ligre, to bind; see leig- in Indo-European roots.]lien a·ble adj. |
lien [ˈliːən liːn]
n
(Law) Law a right to retain possession of another's property pending discharge of a debt
[via Old French from Latin ligāmen bond, from ligāre to bind]
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| Noun | 1. | lien - the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged security interest - any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation artisan's lien - lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for general lien - a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property judgment lien - lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale landlord's lien - lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property mechanic's lien - lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure tax lien - lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien) warehouseman's lien - right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid |
| 2. |  lien - a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responseslymphatic tissue, lymphoid tissue - tissue making up the lymphatic system arteria lienalis, lienal artery, splenic artery - an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen splenic vein, vena lienalis - a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum - the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body |
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