Most states allow property liens when mortgages are issued, and don't follow the common law theory requiring a defeasance clause. In real estate, a lien gives the mortgagee the right to foreclose the property upon default of the terms in order to recoup what was owed.
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defeasance clause: übersetzung defeasance clause Verwirkungsklausel f, Heimfallklausel f