lien — / lēn/ n [Anglo French, bond, obligation, literally, tie, band, from Old French, from Latin ligamen, from ligare to bind]: a charge or encumbrance upon property for the satisfaction of a debt or other duty that is created by agreement of the… … Law dictionary
discharge — An order from the Bankruptcy Court releasing the debtor from any and all dischargeable debts which arose prior to the petition date (SA Bankruptcy.com) The legal elimination of debt through a bankruptcy case. When a debt is discharged, it is no… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
discharge — (1) The action of releasing a lien or the document in which the creditor relinquishes a lien. Also known as a satisfaction, a release, a reconveyance, or an extinguishment. However, release tends to be used in connection with both real and… … Financial and business terms
lien — A charge upon property for the payment or discharge of a debt or duty. The right which the law gives to have a debt satisfied out of a particular thing; a proprietary interest which, in a given case, may be exercised over the property of another … Ballentine's law dictionary
discharge of lien — An order terminating a lien on property. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms
extinguishment of lien — Discharge by operation of law … Black's law dictionary
extinguishment of lien — Discharge by operation of law … Black's law dictionary
Maritime lien — Admiralty law History … Wikipedia
Tax lien sale — A tax lien sale is the sale, conducted by a governmental agency, of tax liens for delinquent taxes on real estate. It is one of two methodologies used by governmental agencies to collect delinquent taxes owed on real estate, the other being the… … Wikipedia
Gas Discharge Visualization — Le Gaz Discharge Vizualisation ou GDV est un appareil de mesure développé à l Université médicale de Saint Pétersbourg sous la direction du Prof. Koroskov. Il utilise l effet Kirlian pour l observation et l étude du champ d énergie humaine voire… … Wikipédia en Français
special lien — A charge upon a particular piece of property, by which it is held for the payment or discharge of a particular debt or duty. 33 Am J1st Liens § 5. If a lien extends to everything, acquired and to be acquired, it is not special merely because it… … Ballentine's law dictionary