ən noun
Law. the legal claim of one person upon the property of another person to secure the payment of a debt or the satisfaction of an obligation.
Origin:
1525–35; < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin ligāmen tie, bandage, equivalent to ligā(re) to tie + -men noun suffix of result
1525–35; < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin ligāmen tie, bandage, equivalent to ligā(re) to tie + -men noun suffix of result
Related forms
lien·a·ble, adjective
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noun Anatomy.
the spleen.
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| —n | |
| law a right to retain possession of another's property pending discharge of a debt | |
| [C16: via Old French from Latin ligāmen bond, from ligāre to bind] | |
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Word Origin & History
lien
"right to hold property of another until debt is paid," 1531, from M.Fr. lien, from L. ligamen "bond," from ligare "to bind, tie" (see ligament).
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Medical Dictionary
lien li·en (lī'ən, -ěn')
n.
The spleen.
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Example sentences
With a reverse mortgage, she said, the lender has a lien against the property.
All lien-related activities are handled through the civil court.
Those who filed liens against the owner before the board filed its lien would have priority.
Now, he confesses, he's broke and has a lien against his home.
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