Lienee Full definition of lienee Noun (legal ) One who has right of possession of goods but not right of property ; the registered owner . 1910 , Georgia Supreme Court, Georgia Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, North Carolina Supreme Court, South Carolina Supreme Court, West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, The Southeastern Reporter , Volume 65, %22lienees%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&dq=%22lienee%22|%22lienees%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zXaiT7OeGbDLmAWjxuz_Bw&redir_esc=y page 443 ,The warrant failed to allege that the cotton was sold “without the written consent of the lienee .†1940 , Australian Parliament, Parliamentary Debates , Volume 4, page 2602 ,But the position is that lienees are still protected and will be under this Bill which will not apply until the harvest of 1941. 2004 , Peter Gillies, Business Law , 12th Edition, The Federation Press, Australia, %22lienees%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=zXaiT7OeGbDLmAWjxuz_Bw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22lienee%22|%22lienees%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 722 ,The lienee has no right of sale in relation to the goods (in the absence of a provision in an express contractual lien conferring a power of sale). 2007 , Robert Bradgate, Fidelma White, Commercial Law , %22lienees%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XG2iT-GqF9DsmAXr3eDZBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22lienee%22|%22lienees%22%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 329 ,The right can only be exercised where the lienee has: (i) given notice to the bailor of his intention to sell goods; or (ii) taken reasonable steps to trace or communicate with the bailor but failed. © Wiktionary
