lien
Sign in to saveA lien ( or ) 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 lienee and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienor or lien holder.
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- United States
- Equitable lien (U.S.)
- Mover's lien
- Other common-law countries
- Common-law lien
- Equitable lien
- Statutory liens and contractual liens
- Statutory liens
- Contractual liens
- Nomenclature
- See also
- Notes
- References
A lien ( or ) 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 lienee and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienor or lien holder.
The etymological root is Anglo-French lien or loyen, meaning "bond", "restraint", from the Latin ligamen, from ligare "to bind".