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the right to retain property belonging to another until certain_demands of the person in po e ion of the property have been satisfied. A particularl. arises out of the actual property retained, and is caused either by a definite contract, or by an implied contract. A general |. is given by indebtedne on other accounts. As al. is only valid when the person through whom it is acquired has the absolute right of ownership, so it can only be enforced by the person to whom it is due in his own right, and not by an agent. It may be waived or lost by an act of agreement between the parties, by which it is surrendered, or made inapplicable; and it has been held that it may be lost by the temporary relinquishing of po e ion. Belgium. Pop. 25,000. near Basel, Switzerland. Pop. 6,000,