privilège

OBS: privilège : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation, Promotion de l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

CONT: In its primary or legal sense ""lien"" means a right at common law in one man to retain that which is rightfully and continuously in his possession belonging to another until the present and accrued claims of the person in possession are satisfied. In this primary sense it is given by law and not by contract.
OBS: It is a form of security differing from a mortgage or charge in that while the origin of the debt secured by a mortgage or charge is immaterial, a lien can only attach to property which is or has been the subject of a transaction between the parties.