ARTISAN'S LIEN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does artisan's lien mean? 

• ARTISAN'S LIEN (noun)
  The noun ARTISAN'S LIEN has 1 sense:

1. lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for

  Familiarity information: ARTISAN'S LIEN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ARTISAN'S LIEN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid for

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("artisan's lien" is a kind of...):

lien (the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged)