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3 : relieved from or lacking a burden (as a lien or other encumbrance on title) [a buyer in ordinary course

Factor

the goods, and has a special property in, and a lien on, them; yet neither can delegate his authority, unless conferred

Innkeeper

charge, provided they behave themselves properly; and they have a lien upon the goods of their guests for board and lodging,

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performance

terms of a contract, promise, or obligation 2 : an equitable remedy that requires a party to fulfill the exact terms … promise, or obligation [a contractor is not entitled to a lien in the absence of substantial performance "Casa Linda Tile &

Wharfinger

further stated that as a rule, wharfingers have a general lien for the balance of their account, Jowitt's Dictionary of English

Officiating

rank, but not permanently or substantively, while still retaining his lien on his substantive post, Arun Kumar Chatterjee v. South Eastern

Accountant to the Crown

the Crown and for which he must account. The Crown's lien upon the lands of the accountant has been abolished by

inchoate

complete, certain, or specific : not perfected see also inchoate lien at lien b : not yet transformed into actual use

choate

[back-formation from inchoate] : being complete and superior to subsequent liens see also choate lien at lien compare inchoate cho·ate·ness n

postpone

in precedence, preference, or importance ;specif : to subordinate (a lien) to a later lien post·pon·able adj post·pone·ment n

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