The right to take and hold or sell the property of a debtor as security or payment for a debt or duty.
from The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
A charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law.
from Free Scrabble Dictionary
The security interest created by a mortgage.
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