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legal charge

phrase

C1CEFR level
72/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

A registered charge that gives a lender an enforceable security interest over the borrower's land.

We must redeem the existing legal charge before the new lender's charge can take first priority.

Topic: Property in Legal English

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