How to say "lien" in Japanese

• 抵当権ていとうけんCommon
  nounCovers the mortgage-type lien: a creditor's security right in property pledged as collateral for a loan, typically real estate, with the debtor keeping possession.
• 留置権りゅうちけん
  nounA lien held by retaining possession of another's property: the creditor keeps the item until a debt is paid, as when a repair shop holds goods pending payment.

Use 抵当権 for a lien in the mortgage sense — property pledged as security for a debt — and 留置権 for a lien exercised by retaining possession of property until the debt is paid.

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• 抵当権ていとうけんmortgage
• 留置権りゅうちけんlien