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lienee - What does it mean?

Definition of 'lienee'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (legal) One who has right of possession of goods but not right of property; the registered owner.
  • * 1910 , Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, North Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina Supreme Court, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, The Southeastern Reporter , Volume 65, page 443,
    • The warrant failed to allege that the cotton was sold “without the written consent of the lienee .”
  • * 1940 , Australian Parliament, Parliamentary Debates , Volume 4, page 2602,
    • But the position is that lienees are still protected and will be under this Bill which will not apply until the harvest of 1941.
  • * 2004 , Peter Gillies, Business Law , 12th Edition, The Federation Press, Australia, page 722,
    • The lienee has no right of sale in relation to the goods (in the absence of a provision in an express contractual lien conferring a power of sale).
  • * 2007 , Robert Bradgate, Fidelma White, Commercial Law , page 329,
    • The right can only be exercised where the lienee has:
    (i) given notice to the bailor of his intention to sell goods; or
    (ii) taken reasonable steps to trace or communicate with the bailor but failed.

    Coordinate terms

    * lienholder, lienor

    Synonyms

    * lienor (Australia) ----

    Similar to 'lienee'

    leone, laine, lemme, loonie, lumme, liane, linne, lemmie, loanee, laanie, loineye