lien
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1. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses (noun.body)
| part holonym | : | splenic vein, vena lienalis, |
| definition | : | a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | lymphatic system, systema lymphaticum, |
| definition | : | the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body (noun.body) |
2. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged (noun.possession)
| hypernym | : | security interest, |
| definition | : | any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | artisan's lien, |
| definition | : | lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | general lien, |
| definition | : | a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | judgment lien, |
| definition | : | lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | landlord's lien, |
| definition | : | lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage; the landlord is given the status of a preferred creditor with regard to the tenant's property (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | mechanic's lien, |
| definition | : | lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | tax lien, |
| definition | : | lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien) (noun.possession) |
| hyponym | : | warehouseman's lien, |
| definition | : | right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid (noun.possession) |
3. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses (noun.body)
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