lien
noun/ˈliːən/
/ˈliːən/
[uncountable] (law)- lien (in/over something) the right to keep somebody’s property until a debt is paidWord Originmid 16th cent.: from French, via Old French loien from Latin ligamen ‘bond’, from ligare ‘to bind’.
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