Common Law Lien Gemeine Pfandrecht Common Law Lien Gravamen de derecho común Gravamen de derecho común Privilège commun de la common law משכון דין רגיל सामान्य कानून लियन コモン・ロー・リーン Penhor comum da common law 普通法留置权 A Common Law Lien is a type of lien that arises from the common law rather than from a statute, and allows a creditor to retain possession of a debtor's property until the debt is paid.