PARTICULAR LIEN
\pətˈɪkjʊlə lˈiːən], \pətˈɪkjʊlə lˈiːən], \p_ə_t_ˈɪ_k_j_ʊ_l_ə l_ˈiː__ə_n]\
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A claim which is launched when one party withholds goods of another party that is indebted to the other party. For instance, a mechanic might hold particular lien on the vehicle he has worked upon, as long as he is not paid for his services.
By Henry Campbell Black
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.