Legal right to retain another’s property until a debt is paid Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Legal right to retain another’s property until a debt is paid last seen in Times Specialist Sunday puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 4 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is LIEN.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% LIEN Legal right to retain another’s property until a debt is paid (4) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 17, 2019
8% LIENS Rights to property until debts paid (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Mar 27, 2025
6% ACLU Legal rights org. (4) USA Today Oct 20, 2025
6% OWED Was in debt (4)
6% OWES Is in debt (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 17, 2025
6% OWE Be in debt (3) LA Times Daily Oct 10, 2025
6% LIENEE Property owner subject to a legal claim (6) New York Times Sep 25, 2025
6% TILDE Until defeated, retained Spanish accent (5) (5) Puzzler Cryptic Sep 12, 2025
6% OWING In debt (5) Commuter Sep 12, 2025
6% BLONDES 2009's "Legally ___" (7) TV Sep 7, 2025

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