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lien (lēn, lē′ən)

noun

Law a claim on the property of another as security for the payment of a just debt

Etymology: Fr < L ligamen, a band < ligare, to bind, tie: see ligature

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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