Associations to the word «Lien»

Wiktionary

LIEN, noun. (obsolete) A tendon.
LIEN, noun. (legal) A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty.
LIEN, verb. (Bible) (archaic) Alternative form of lain

Dictionary definition

LIEN, noun. The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged.
LIEN, noun. 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.

Wise words

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