lien
lien · liens · lienes
залог, залоговое право
Zurückbehaltungsrecht, Retentionsrecht
A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is…A right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
/liːn/
» There's a lien on my house.
Meaning
3 sensesA right to take possession of a debtor’s property as security until a debt or duty is discharged.
Zurückbehaltungsrecht, Retentionsrecht
зало́говое пра́воzalógovoje právo, зало́гzalóg
(obsolete)Tendon
(obsolete, possibly, uncommon)Spleen (a ductless vascular gland)
Examples
2 sentencesThere's a lien on my house.
The interplanetary bank placed a lien on Tom's space cruiser.
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
right to take and hold debtor’s property:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
right to take and hold debtor’s property:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”). BBorrowed from Middle French lien, from Latin ligāmen (“bond”), from ligō (“tie, bind”).
Borrowed from Latin liēn (“spleen”). Doublet of spleen.
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