equitable lien

  • 1equitable lien — see lien Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. equitable lien …

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  • 2equitable lien — A right, not existing at law, to have specific property applied in whole or in part to payment of a particular debt or class of debts. Morrison Flying Service v. Deming Nat. Bank, C.A.N.M., 404 F.2d 856, 861. An equitable lien arises either from… …

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  • 3equitable lien — A right, not existing at law, to have specific property applied in whole or in part to payment of a particular debt or class of debts. Morrison Flying Service v. Deming Nat. Bank, C.A.N.M., 404 F.2d 856, 861. An equitable lien arises either from… …

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  • 4equitable lien — noun : a security interest in real or personal property that does not require possession of the property and that can be reached in an equitable proceeding to prevent unjust enrichment …

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  • 5equitable lien — A right, not recognized at law, to have a fund or specific property, or its proceeds, applied in whole or in part to the payment of a particular debt or class of debts. 33 Am J1st Liens § 18 …

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  • 6lien — / 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… …

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  • 7equitable — eq·ui·ta·ble / e kwi tə bəl/ adj 1: having or exhibiting equity: dealing fairly and equally shall allocate...appropriations in an equitable manner U.S. Code 2: existing or valid in equity or as a matter of equity as distinguished from law an… …

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  • 8Lien — For other uses, see Lien (disambiguation). Property law …

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  • 9Equitable remedy — In law, equitable remedies are the remedies developed and granted by the old courts of equity, such as the Court of Chancery in England, and still available today in common law jurisdictions. [See generally, Meagher and Gummow, Equity, Doctrines… …

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  • 10lien — /liy(a)n/ A claim, encumbrance, or charge on property for payment of some debt, obligation or duty. Sullins v. Sullins, 65 Wash.2d 283, 396 P.2d 886, 888. Qualified right of property which a creditor has in or over specific property of his debtor …

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