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Pledge (Lien)

A security right in a thing for a claim.

A pledge gives the creditor the right to obtain satisfaction of a claim from a thing, for example by realizing its value. It arises by contract or by operation of law, for instance the landlord's lien on items brought in.

The relevant statutes

§ 1204 BGB

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