1. lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale;
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
judgment lien
n 1: lien on a debtor's property that is granted to a creditor
by court judgment; lien may be enforced by having the
sheriff seize the property and hold a sheriff's sale