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warehouseman's lien

 

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Noun warehouseman's lien has 1 sense
  1. warehouseman's lien - right of a warehouseman to retain goods until all storage charges have been paid
    --1 is a kind of
    lien

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Warehouseman's Lien

Definition: A legal claim that gives a warehouseman the right to retain possession of goods until the owner settles outstanding debts or fees for storage, handling, or other services related to the stored goods.

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1: A legal right granted to a warehouseman to hold onto goods as collateral until the owner fulfills their financial obligations.

Example Sentence 1: The warehouseman exercised his right to impose a warehouseman's lien on the goods until the outstanding storage fees were paid.

Example Sentence 2: According to the warehouseman's lien, the owner had to settle the dues before retrieving their stored merchandise.

Sense 2: The monetary claim that allows a warehouseman to sell the goods held under a warehouseman's lien to recover unpaid debts.

Example Sentence 1: If the owner fails to pay the outstanding fees within a certain timeframe, the warehouseman can proceed with selling the goods under the warehouseman's lien.

Example Sentence 2: The warehouseman invoked the warehouseman's lien and initiated the process of auctioning the goods to settle the unpaid bills.

Sense 3: The legal document that is filed to establish and assert the warehouseman's lien on the goods.

Example Sentence 1: The warehouseman promptly filed a warehouseman's lien with the court to claim his lawful entitlement to the revenues from the sale of the stored goods.

Example Sentence 2: After the owner's nonpayment, the warehouseman prepared a warehouseman's lien document as proof of their right to retain the goods.

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