lien

noun

1. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged

   noun.possession

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. a large dark-red oval organ on the left side of the body between the stomach and the diaphragm; produces cells involved in immune responses

   noun.body

   Synonyms spleen

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to control or hold and retain the property of another until some claim of the former is paid or satisfied.

   noun

   Source: webster1913