Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lien

A bond. (Latin, ligamen). Legally, a bond on goods for a debt; a right to retain goods in a creditor's hands till he has satisfied a legal claim for debt.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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