Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

attorney's lien

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: at-tor-ney's lien
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The right of an attorney to retain a client's papers until the attorney's fees have been paid.

Inflected Forms

attorney's liens (plural)

Synonyms

retaining lien solicitor's lien

Questions

What does attorney's lien mean?: The right of an attorney to retain a client's papers until the attorney's fees have been paid.

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