["Lien" defined.]

NMSA 1978, § 48-2-1 — under Article 2.

NMSA 1978, § 48-2-1

A lien is a charge imposed upon specific property, by which it is made security for the performance of an act. History: Laws 1880, ch. 16, § 1; C.L. 1884, § 1519; C.L. 1897, § 2216; Code 1915, § 3318; C.S. 1929, § 82-201; 1941 Comp., § 63-201; 1953 Comp., § 61-2-1.