Lien Synonyms

lēn, lēən
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
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. claim
  2. charge
  3. right to dispose of property
  4. hold on property
  5. spleen
  6. encumbrance
  7. security on property
  8. hypothecation
  9. real security
  10. incumbrance
  11. hypothec
  12. antichresis
  13. mortgage
  14. right

Lien Sentence Examples

  • But the abolition of the law of hypothec in 1879 - under which the landlord had a lien for rent upon the produce of the land, the cattle and sheep fed on it, and the live stock and implements used in husbandry - the Ground Game Act of 1880, the sevekal Agricultural Holdings Acts, and the construction of light railways improved matters and established a better understanding.

  • A homestead provision (1901) exempts from liability for debts (except mortgages or liens placed before the homestead claim) any homestead belonging to the head of a family, existing in one compact body and valued at not more than $2500; such a homestead a married man may not sell, lease or put a lien on without his wife's consent.

  • A charging order constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor 's limited liability company interest.

  • The lien remains inchoate until a breach of the charter occurs, when the lien becomes perfected.

  • The Sureties claimed a maritime lien for necessaries against Commodore's vessels based on the bond.

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