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Lien , LIEN
LIEN (Heb. שִׁעְבּוּד נְכָסִים, Shibud Nekhasim).
The Concept
Jewish law enables the creditor to exercise a lien over all the debtor's property,… Alienable , al·ien·a·ble / ˈālēənəbəl; ˈālyənə-/ • adj. Law able to be transferred to new ownership. DERIVATIVES: a·lien·a·bil·i·ty / ˌālēənəˈbilitē; ˌālyən-/ n.… Partition , Any division of real property orpersonal propertybetween co-owners, resulting in individual ownership of the interests of each.
The co-ownership of r… Social Sciences and the Law , debt / det/ • n. something that is owed or due: I paid off my debts | a way to reduce Third World debt. ∎ the state of owing money: heavily in debt.… Personal Property , Everything that is the subject of ownership that does not come under the denomination of real property; any right or interest that an individual has… Execution , EXECUTION
EXECUTION (Civil ), laws concerning methods of recovering a debt.
Definition and Substance of the Concept
In Jewish law, a debt or obligati…
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