Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 11 > Subtitle 4 – Judgment Liens
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| § 11-401 | Definitions |
| § 11-402 | Judgment constitutes lien |
| § 11-403 | Lien on personal property |
| § 11-404 | Examination in aid of enforcement of a money judgment |
Terms Used In Maryland Code > COURTS AND JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS > Title 11 > Subtitle 4 - Judgment Liens
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Personal property: All property that is not real property.
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.