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.
Source: tatoeba (2032359)
Lien
/liːn/
Synonyms for "lien" (42 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (9)
Noun(1 words)
adjustment mortgageantichresisblanket mortgagebottomrybottomry bondchattel mortgageclosed mortgagecommon-law lien
Strong matches (12)
dead pledgedeed of trustfirst mortgagegeneral lienhypothechypothecationinstallment mortgagejudgment lienleasehold mortgage
Noun(3 words)
Related words (21)
Noun(4 words)
living pledgemortgagemortgage bondmortgage deedmortuum vadiumparticipating mortgageparticular lienpignus judicialepignus legalesecond mortgagesecurity agreementstatutory lientax lienthird mortgagetrust mortgagevadium mortuumvadium vivum
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesMore specific
4 entriesconstruction lienmechanic's lienmortgage lientax lien
Sample sentences
9 total sentences available.
There's a lien on my house.
Source: tatoeba (12281182)
The interplanetary bank placed a lien on Tom's space cruiser.
Source: tatoeba (13178611)
[…] every youth movement presents itself as loan to the future, and tries to call in its lien in advance, but when there is no future all loans are canceled.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 9 available sentences.