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<h1>Lien grants legal right to retain another's property until claims satisfied without transferring ownership</h1> A lien is a legal right derived from the Latin 'ligamen' meaning binding, fundamentally representing the right to retain possession of property belonging to another until claims are satisfied. Various types exist including contractual, equitable, specific, general, and partners' liens. Legal authorities define lien as a right at common law to retain rightful possession of another's property until present and accrued claims are satisfied, without transferring property ownership. Unlike mortgages or pledges, liens are unassignable personal rights dependent on continuous possession. The term encompasses both particular and general liens, serving as security for debt payment without constituting actual property rights but rather charges or claims against property.