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LIEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Synonyms:
lien; spleen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("lien" is a kind of...):
lymphatic tissue; lymphoid tissue (tissue making up the lymphatic system)
Meronyms (parts of "lien"):
arteria lienalis; lienal artery; splenic artery (an artery that originates from the celiac trunk and supplies blood to the spleen)
splenic vein; vena lienalis (a vein formed by several small veins on the surface of the spleen; joins the superior mesenteric to form the portal vein)
Holonyms ("lien" is a part of...):
lymphatic system; systema lymphaticum (the interconnected system of spaces and vessels between body tissues and organs by which lymph circulates throughout the body)
Derivation:
lienal (of or relating to the spleen)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("lien" is a kind of...):
security interest (any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lien"):
artisan's lien (lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for)
general lien (a lien on all the property owned by a debtor and not just a specific property)
judgment lien (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)
landlord's lien (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)
mechanic's lien (lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure)
tax lien (lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien))
warehouseman's lien (right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid)
