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n

A security interest, held by a creditor in a debtorÂ’s property, to secure a loan.
attorneyÂ’s lien
See attorneyÂ’s lien.
mechanicÂ’s lien
A lien against real property to secure payment of amounts owing to contractors, service people, etc., who performed work on the property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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