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Record 1 2015-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Law of Security
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

retaining lien: A retaining (or possessory) lien is the right of the creditor to retain possession of his debtor’s property until his debt has been satisfied; thus, if a person takes a watch to a watchmaker to be repaired, the watchmaker has a lien on the watch for his remuneration, i.e., has the right of retaining it until his charges are paid. [Jowitt, p. 1098]

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des sûretés
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

privilège de rétention : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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