lien

IPA/ˈliː.ən/
KK[lˈin]IPA/ˈliː.ən/

lien — 名詞

  • liensingular
  • liensplural

1. A legal right that a person or organization has over another person's property,

1.名詞C1
釋義

留置權

扣押債務人財產的法定權利

A legal right that a person or organization has over another person's property, giving them the power to keep or take control of that property until a debt connected to it is fully paid.

例句

The bank placed a lien on the house after the owners stopped paying the mortgage.

銀行在屋主停止繳納房貸後，對該房屋行使了留置權。

collocation: place a lien on [property]

Mei checked the vehicle history for any outstanding liens before buying the used car.

Mei 在購買二手車前，先檢查了車子是否有任何未清償的留置權。

collocation: lien against [property]

同義詞
  • encumbrance

    A broader legal term for any claim or burden on a property; a lien is one type of encumbrance, but encumbrance can also include easements or restrictions.

  • claim

    A general word for a demand for money or property; less formal and legally precise than 'lien.'

  • charge

    Common in British English ('a legal charge on a property') to mean the same as lien.

文法句型

a lien on [property]

a lien against [property]

place/file a lien on [property]

用法筆記

Frequently appears in real estate, banking, and commercial law contexts. The noun is commonly paired with the verbs 'place,' 'file,' or 'have' — a lender places a lien on property, not gives a lien. Do not confuse with 'mortgage,' which is the loan agreement itself; a lien is the legal claim that secures repayment when a debt goes unpaid.

常見錯誤

❌The bank gave a lien on my house.
✅The bank placed a lien on my house.
💡'place a lien' and 'file a lien' are the standard collocations, not 'give a lien.'
❌I took out a lien to buy the car.
✅The seller placed a lien on the car until I paid in full.
💡A lien is not a loan; it is the legal claim used to secure a loan.