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The Clue
Legal claim (4 letter answer)
The Answer
LIEN
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Notes
The answer LIEN is seen frequently, appearing about once every 70 puzzles.
Related Clues
Attachment
Mortgage
Bank claim
Bank holding
Claim on property
Claim of a sort
Collateral, maybe
Creditor's claim
Debt satisfier
Legal attachment
Legal right
Lender's protection
Mortgage, e.g.
Mortgage interest
Payment guarantee
Property claim
Property lock
Property restriction
Certain legal protection
Certain security interest
It may be on a property
Something that may be on a house
Definition
LIEN as a noun:
1. the right to take another's property if an obligation is not discharged
2. (spleen, lien) = 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