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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespegno
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpeɲɲo
"La banca ha messo un pegno sulla proprietà fino al rimborso del mutuo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A legal right or interest that a lender has in the borrower's property, granted until the debt obligation is satisfied.
"The bank placed a lien on the property until the mortgage was paid off." - 2
A connection or bond between people or entities.
"There is a strong familial lien that binds them together."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'lien' originates from the Old French 'lien', meaning 'link' or 'tie', which itself comes from the Latin 'ligamen', meaning 'a binding'. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass various meanings related to connections and obligations in legal contexts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lien" is said worldwide
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lien
Transliteration: lien
"La banque a mis un lien sur la propriété jusqu'à ce que l'hypothèque soit remboursée."
Pfandrecht
Transliteration: pfandˌʁɛçt
"Die Bank hat ein Pfandrecht auf das Eigentum bis zur Rückzahlung des Darlehens."
pegno
Transliteration: ˈpeɲɲo
"La banca ha messo un pegno sulla proprietà fino al rimborso del mutuo."
gravamen
Transliteration: ɡɾaˈβamen
"El banco impuso un gravamen sobre la propiedad hasta que se pague la hipoteca."
gravame
Transliteration: ɡɾaˈvɐ̃mi
"O banco colocou um gravame sobre a propriedade até que a hipoteca fosse paga."
बंधक
Transliteration: bandhak
"बैंक ने बंधक पर संपत्ति पर बंधन लगाया जब तक कि ऋण चुकता नहीं हो जाता।"
留置权
Transliteration: liúzhìquán
"银行在财产上施加留置权，直到抵押贷款还清。"
유치권
Transliteration: yuchigwon
"은행은 담보 대출이 상환될 때까지 재산에 유치권을 설정했습니다."
留置権
Transliteration: りゅうちけん
"銀行は抵当が支払われるまで、財産に留置権を設定しました。"
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