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architect's lien

architect's lien noun: the right of an architect to retain a client's papers until the architect's fees have been paid.

Noun

architect's lien (plural architect's liens)

  1. The right of an architect to retain a client's papers until the architect's fees have been paid.
    • An architect's lien statute may grant the same rights to a design professional as an ordinary mechanics' lien.2001, Kevin L. Lybeck, H. Bruce Shreves, chapter 2, in The Law of Payment Bonds, →ISBN, page 35

Forms of architect's lien

pluralarchitect's liens

Questions about architect's lien

What does architect's lien mean?
Architect's lien means the right of an architect to retain a client's papers until the architect's fees have been paid.
What part of speech is architect's lien?
Architect's lien is a noun.
What is the plural of architect's lien?
The plural of architect's lien is architect's liens.

Words near architect's lien in the dictionary

  1. archisynagogues
  2. archit
  3. archit.
  4. Archite
  5. architect
  6. architect's lien
  7. architect's liens
  8. architect's ruler
  9. architected
  10. architecting
  11. architective

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