Lien (disambiguation)

Lien may refer to:

In law:

* Lien, the broadest term for any sort of charge or encumbrance against an item of property that secures the payment of a debt
* Lien avoidance, action taken to clear title to land from a judgment lien arising out of pre-petition activity in a state court
* Mechanics lien, hold on real property for the benefit of someone whose work or property improves the property
* Tax lien, lien imposed on property by law to secure payment of taxes

In fiction:

* Lien Hughes, character from the Procter & Gamble Soap Opera "As the World Turns"
* Lien Neville, character from the King of Fighters: Maximum Impact series
* Lien-Da, character in the Sonic the Hedgehog universe
* Lien, character in "Order of the Stick"

In other fields:

* Jennifer Lien, American actress
* Kim Lien
* "Le lien", the only novel by Vanessa Duriès
* Lien Chan, Taiwanese politician
* "lien", an antiquated name for the Spleen.