Civil Code - CIV
DIVISION 3. OBLIGATIONS [1427 - 3273.69]
( Heading of Division 3 amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 160, Sec. 14. ) PART 4. OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM PARTICULAR TRANSACTIONS [1738 - 3273.69]
( Part 4 enacted 1872. ) TITLE 14. LIEN [2872 - 3081]
( Title 14 enacted 1872. ) CHAPTER 1. Liens in General [2872 - 2914]
( Chapter 1 enacted 1872. ) ARTICLE 1. Definition of Liens [2872 - 2877]
( Article 1 enacted 1872. ) 2872.
A lien is a charge imposed in some mode other than by a transfer in trust upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act.
(Amended by Code Amendments 1877-78, Ch. 74.)