architect's lien

English

Noun

architect's lien (plural architect's liens)

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