Definition of Lien. Meaning of Lien. Synonyms of Lien
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Definition of Lien
Lien Lien Li"en (l[imac]"[e^]n), obs. p. p.
of Lie. See Lain. --Ps. lxviii. 13.
Lien Lien 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.
lien Floating charge Floating charge, lien lien, etc. (Law)
A charge, lien, etc., that successively attaches to such
assets as a person may have from time to time, leaving him
more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no
such charge or lien existed.