liennoun [ C ]
uk/ˈliː.ən/us/ˈliː.ən/specializedan official order that allows someone to keep the property of a person who owes them money until it has been paid
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Court cases, orders & decisions
- actionable
- administer
- admissible
- affidavit
- affiliation order
- bail
- bale
- defend
- inadmissible
- injunction
- judgment
- judicature
- judicial
- plea
- remedy
- Rex
- ruling
- separation
- sequester
- show trial
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