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LEGAL LIEN [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subsequent lienee
1, record 1, English, subsequent%20lienee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- subsequent lienholder 1, record 1, English, subsequent%20lienholder
correct
- subsequent lien holder 1, record 1, English, subsequent%20lien%20holder
correct
- subsequent lienor 1, record 1, English, subsequent%20lienor
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 1, English, - subsequent%20lienee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de rang postérieur
1, record 1, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20post%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de rang postérieur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 1, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20post%C3%A9rieur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- senior lienee
1, record 2, English, senior%20lienee
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- senior lienholder 1, record 2, English, senior%20lienholder
correct
- senior lien holder 1, record 2, English, senior%20lien%20holder
correct
- senior lienor 1, record 2, English, senior%20lienor
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 2, English, - senior%20lienee
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de rang supérieur
1, record 2, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de rang supérieur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- junior lienee
1, record 3, English, junior%20lienee
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- junior lienholder 1, record 3, English, junior%20lienholder
correct, see observation
- junior lien holder 1, record 3, English, junior%20lien%20holder
correct, see observation
- junior lienor 1, record 3, English, junior%20lienor
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 3, English, - junior%20lienee
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de rang inférieur
1, record 3, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20inf%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de rang inférieur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 3, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- first lienee
1, record 4, English, first%20lienee
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- first lienholder 1, record 4, English, first%20lienholder
correct, see observation
- first lien holder 1, record 4, English, first%20lien%20holder
correct, see observation
- first lienor 1, record 4, English, first%20lienor
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Individual owning property on which another party (lienor) possesses a right of lien. 2, record 4, English, - first%20lienee
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 3, record 4, English, - first%20lienee
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de premier rang
1, record 4, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20premier%20rang
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de premier rang : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 4, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20premier%20rang
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- second lienee
1, record 5, English, second%20lienee
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- second lienholder 1, record 5, English, second%20lienholder
correct
- second lien holder 1, record 5, English, second%20lien%20holder
correct
- second lienor 1, record 5, English, second%20lienor
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 5, English, - second%20lienee
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de deuxième rang
1, record 5, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20rang
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de deuxième rang : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 5, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20deuxi%C3%A8me%20rang
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2015-09-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- prior lienee
1, record 6, English, prior%20lienee
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- prior lienholder 1, record 6, English, prior%20lienholder
correct, see observation
- prior lien holder 1, record 6, English, prior%20lien%20holder
correct, see observation
- prior lienor 1, record 6, English, prior%20lienor
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 6, English, - prior%20lienee
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège de rang antérieur
1, record 6, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20ant%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège de rang antérieur : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 6, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20de%20rang%20ant%C3%A9rieur
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2015-09-14
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- lienee
1, record 7, English, lienee
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- lienholder 1, record 7, English, lienholder
correct, see observation
- lien holder 1, record 7, English, lien%20holder
correct, see observation
- lienor 1, record 7, English, lienor
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The holder or owner of a lien upon the real property or personal property of another. (Ballentine’s Law Dictionary, 1994, 3rd ed., p. 737.) 2, record 7, English, - lienee
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lienee means [in American English] "one whose property is subject to a lien, "but in Australia it is synonymous with lienholder. The Australian usage mangles any sense left in the suffix –ee... [A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage, 1995, 2nd ed., p. 529. ] 2, record 7, English, - lienee
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- titulaire de privilège
1, record 7, French, titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine and feminine noun, standardized
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
titulaire de privilège : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 7, French, - titulaire%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2015-09-14
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
- Property Law (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- common law-lien
1, record 8, English, common%20law%2Dlien
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- legal lien 2, record 8, English, legal%20lien
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legal lien is used... to denote a lien in the primary sense. Such liens are sometimes described as possessory or common law liens.(28 Hals., 4th ed., p. 502, note 1) 3, record 8, English, - common%20law%2Dlien
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- privilège en common law
1, record 8, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20en%20common%20law
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privilège en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 8, French, - privil%C3%A8ge%20en%20common%20law
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2015-09-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- legal charge
1, record 9, English, legal%20charge
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The end object as well as the limitations of a mechanic' s lien, a creation of statute, is, for the value of labour and materials, in the widest sense, applied to an improvement of land, to provide a security to those furnishing them in a legal charge upon the improvement and the land to which it has been added.(Golden Hill Ventures Ltd. v. Kemess Mines Inc. 2002 BCSC 1460) 2, record 9, English, - legal%20charge
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- charge en common law
1, record 9, French, charge%20en%20common%20law
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charge en common law : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 9, French, - charge%20en%20common%20law
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2015-09-14
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- non-possessory lien
1, record 10, English, non%2Dpossessory%20lien
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In its secondary sense, "lien" may be applied to a right subsisting in a person who has no possession of the property concerned but who nevertheless has a right against the owner analogous to a legal lien.(28 "Hals. ", 4th ed., p. 503) 2, record 10, English, - non%2Dpossessory%20lien
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- privilège non possessoire
1, record 10, French, privil%C3%A8ge%20non%20possessoire
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privilège non possessoire : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 10, French, - privil%C3%A8ge%20non%20possessoire
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2015-09-14
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Law of Security
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- lien
1, record 11, English, lien
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In its primary or legal sense "lien" means a right at common law in one man to retain that which is rightfully and continuously in his possession belonging to another until the present and accrued claims of the person in possession are satisfied. In this primary sense it is given by law and not by contract. 2, record 11, English, - lien
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is a form of security differing from a mortgage or charge in that while the origin of the debt secured by a mortgage or charge is immaterial, a lien can only attach to property which is or has been the subject of a transaction between the parties. 2, record 11, English, - lien
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des sûretés
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- privilège
1, record 11, French, privil%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Droit appartenant à un créancier d'être payé sur le prix de vente d'un ou plusieurs biens du débiteur par préférence à d'autres créanciers. 2, record 11, French, - privil%C3%A8ge
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
privilège : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 11, French, - privil%C3%A8ge
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2012-02-22
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- lienee
1, record 12, English, lienee
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The owner of a property subject to a lien.(Ballentine's Law Dictionary, Legal AssistantEdition, p. 308) 2, record 12, English, - lienee
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
General sense. 3, record 12, English, - lienee
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- auteur de privilège
1, record 12, French, auteur%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
- auteure de privilège 1, record 12, French, auteure%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
auteur de privilège; auteure de privilège : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 12, French, - auteur%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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