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Noun: judgment lien  júj-munt leen
  1. Lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale
    "The court granted a judgment lien in favour of the plaintiff"

Type of: lien