#lien the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
supertype: security_interest any interest in a property that secures the payment of an obligation
subtype: artisan's_lien__artisan'slien lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for
subtype: 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
subtype: landlord's_lien lien on a tenant's property for the satisfaction of unpaid rent or property damage
subtype: mechanic's_lien lien to secure payment for work and materials in erecting or repairing a building or other structure
subtype: garageman's_lien__garageman'slien the extension of a mechanic's lien to include payment for work on automobiles
subtype: tax_lien__taxlien lien of which a tax collector may avail himself in default of taxes (analogous to a judgment lien)
subtype: federal_tax_lien__federaltaxlien lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable
subtype: state_tax_lien__statetaxlien a lien on the property of a taxpayer that the tax collector can use upon default of payment of taxes
subtype: warehouseman's_lien right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid
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