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lien

noun \ˈlēn, ˈlē-ən\

law : a legal claim that someone or something has on the property of another person until a debt has been paid back

Full Definition of LIEN

1
:  a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law
2
:  the security interest created by a mortgage
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Origin of LIEN

Anglo-French lien, loyen bond, restraint, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind — more at ligature
First Known Use: 1531

Other Economics Terms

actuary, compound interest, globalization, indemnity, portfolio, rentier, stagflation, usurer

Rhymes with LIEN

bean, clean, dean, Dean, Deane, dene, e'en, gene, glean, green, jean, keen, lean, mean, mesne, mien, peen, preen, quean, queen, scene, screen, sheen, shin, sin, spean, spleen, teen, tween, wean, ween, wheen, yean
Medical Dictionary

lien

noun li·en \ˈlī-ən, ˈlī-ˌen\

Medical Definition of LIEN

:  spleen
—li·en·al \-əl\ adjective

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20 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lien
  2. agricultural lien
  3. carrier's lien
  4. common-law lien
  5. equitable lien
  6. first lien
  7. general lien
  8. judgment lien
  9. maritime lien
  10. materialman's lien
  11. mechanic's lien
  12. particular lien
  13. special lien
  14. specific lien
  15. statutory lien
  16. tax lien
  17. vendor's lien
  18. Ta-lien
  19. Dalian
  20. Lianyungang
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