Meaning of LIEN
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIun
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | spleen |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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| | Definition: | | An encumbrance or legal burden upon property. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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