lien, judgment

lien, judgment
n.
A lien that a judgment creditor is entitled to file against a judgment debtor’s property, often in order to sell the property at a sheriff’s sale.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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