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Lien

A lien (/ˈliːn/ or /ˈliːən/) 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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Maritime liens

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Lien

Nodes82
Edges81
Triples63
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02439
Components1

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Lien

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related to Mover's lien · 15
Lien → Because, Corrupt Organizations Act, Disputes, Failure, FMCSA, Hostage, However, Movers, Moving, Racketeer Influenced, Safety Administration, The Federal Motor Carrier, This, UCC, USC
related to Nomenclature · 9
Lien → Factors, Floating, HMO, It, Not, The, Throughout, Types, United States
related to Equitable lien · 8
Lien → ALJR, An, Court, Equitable, Hewett, In, It, The Australian
related to history · 8
Lien → Artus, Diplock LJ, Equitable, In Tappenden, Modern, Outside, QB, US
related to Maritime liens · 5
Lien → Admiralty, Although, It, Maritime, The
is a · 4
Lien → legal remedy rather than a security interest created to contemplate or support a transaction, lien on a vessel given to secure the claim of a creditor who provided maritime services or suffered an injury from the vessel's use, nonpossessory security right conferred by operation of law, very limited type of security interest
related to Equitable lien (U.S.) · 4
Lien → An, In, In US, United States
related to United States · 3
Lien → Consensual, Liens, MortgageChattel
related to Common-law lien · 2
Lien → Common-law, The
see also · 2
Lien → BottomryDetinueDistraintFalse, Legal

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property liens security interest right equitable law common-law goods united states retain also payment paid statutory debt creditor possession maritime

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Lienis avery limited type of security interest0.90text
Lienis anonpossessory security right conferred by operation of law0.90text
Lienis alegal remedy rather than a security interest created to contemplate or support a transaction0.90text
Lienis alien on a vessel given to secure the claim of a creditor who provided maritime services or suffered an injury from the vessel's use0.90text
abatement of a nuisanceinstance ofother primitive remedies0.80text
self-defence or ejection of trespassers to landinstance ofother primitive remedies0.80text
Lienrelated to Common-law lienCommon-law0.60section
Lienrelated to Common-law lienThe0.60section
Lienrelated to Equitable lienIn0.60section
Lienrelated to Equitable lienAn0.60section
Lienrelated to Equitable lienIt0.60section
Lienrelated to Equitable lienEquitable0.60section

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