A lien is a charge imposed upon specific property by which it is made security for the performance of an act. Source: CivC 1877, § 1697; CL 1887, § 4321; RCivC 1903, § 2017; RC 1919, § 1522; SDC 1939, § 39.0102.
Lien defined
SDCL § 44-1-1 — under DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS.
SDCL § 44-1-1