What does lien mean?
Definitions for lien
lin, ˈli ənlien
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lien.
Princeton's WordNet
liennoun
the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
spleen, liennoun
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
Wiktionary
liennoun
A tendon.
liennoun
A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty.
Etymology: From lien, from ligamen, from ligo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lienthe participle of lie.
One of the people might lightly have lien with thy wife. Gen. xxvi. 10.
Wikipedia
lien
The University of Pau and the Adour Region (French: L'Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, often known by the initialism UPPA) is a multi-site, public university located in southwestern France. Founded in 1972, it is based in Pau (département of Pyrénées-Atlantiques) but also in Anglet, Bayonne, Tarbes and Mont-de-Marsan in the Adour river basin. Coming administratively under the Academy of Bordeaux, it is the third largest university in southwestern France (after Bordeaux and Toulouse), with almost 14,000 students.
ChatGPT
lien
A lien is a legal right or claim that one party has on the property of another party as a security for a debt or obligation. This means the property will act as a collateral and may be sold or seized by the lienholder if the debt is not paid or the obligation is not fulfilled. Liens can be placed on various kinds of property including real estate, vehicles, and personal property.
Webster Dictionary
Lien
of Lie
Lien
of Lie. See Lain
Liennoun
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
Etymology: [F. lien band, bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. League a union, Leam a string, Leamer, Ligament.]
Wikidata
Lien
In law, a lien is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. The owner of the property, who grants the lien, is referred to as the lienor and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienee. The etymological root is Anglo-French lien, loyen "bond", "restraint", from Latin ligamen, from ligare "to bind". In the United States, the term lien generally refers to a wide range of encumbrances and would include other forms of mortgage or charge. In the USA, a lien characteristically refers to non-possessory security interests. In other common-law countries, the term lien refers to a very specific type of security interest, being a passive right to retain property until the debt or other obligation is discharged. In contrast to the usage of the term in the USA, in other countries it refers to a purely possessory form of security interest; indeed, when possession of the property is lost, the lien is released. However, common-law countries also recognize a slightly anomalous form of security interest called an "equitable lien" which arises in certain rare instances.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lien
lī′en, or lē′en, n. (law) a right in one to retain the property of another to pay a claim. [Fr., tie, band—L. ligamen—ligāre, to bind.]
Lien
lī′en (B.), pa.p. of lie, to lie down.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
lien
A claim to property, and a consequent right of retention. But ships cannot be the subjects of a specific lien to the creditors who supply them with necessaries, because a lien presumes possession by the creditor, and therein the power of holding it till his demands are satisfied. To prevent manifest impediment to commerce, the law of England rejects almost wholly the doctrine of lien as regards ships.
Suggested Resources
LIEN
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LIEN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lien is ranked #5127 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lien surname appeared 6,827 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Lien.
64.6% or 4,413 total occurrences were White.
31.4% or 2,144 total occurrences were Asian.
1.7% or 116 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.5% or 106 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.4% or 31 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
0.2% or 17 total occurrences were Black.
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Anagrams for lien »
LEIN
line
Neil
Nile
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lien in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lien in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of lien in a Sentence
All traders and investors should get their accounts and portfolio checked and audited after every 3 months from reliable CAs. Because brokerage firms are looters who are fooling and squandering them. Slowly with each transaction and lien , they are pilfering money stealthily from their clients account
Taiwan's defence ministry sees China as an enemy, by meeting the Chinese leader, Lien has made it clear he sees Taiwan's dignity as nothing and he has given up on Taiwanese people.
The bottom line is you really need availability on the second-lien debt market, we are seeing a pickup in activity. There are a lot of auctions percolating out there. If there’s a stable source of financing and second-lien debt comes back, then I think the fourth quarter could get active and interesting.
There seems to be a renewed appetite among banks to underwrite second-lien deals, which is very promising.
Second-lien lenders are out there for the right price.
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- حجزArabic
- zástavní právoCzech
- PfandrechtGerman
- επίσχεσηGreek
- embargoSpanish
- sûreté réelleFrench
- ग्रहणाधिकारHindi
- hak gadaiIndonesian
- pegnoItalian
- שִׁעבּוּדHebrew
- 担保物権, 先取特権Japanese
- lienNorwegian
- zastawPolish
- garantiaPortuguese
- garanțieRomanian
- залог, [[залоговыйRussian
- záložné právoSlovak
- zastavna pravicaSlovene
- తాత్కాలిక హక్కుTelugu
- lienVietnamese
- 留置权Chinese
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