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foreclosure
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fore·clo·sure  (fôr-klzhr, fr-)
n.
The act of foreclosing, especially a legal proceeding by which a mortgage is foreclosed.

foreclosure
the process by which mortgaged property enters into the possession of the mortgagee without right of redemption by the mortgagor, usually for reason of delinquency in mortgage payments.
See also: Property and Ownership
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Noun1.foreclosure - the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default
legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings - (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
Translations
foreclosure [fɔːˈkləʊʒəʳ] Napertura f de un juicio hipotecario
foreclosure [fɔːrˈkləʊʒər] nsaisie f
foreclosure
nZwangsvollstreckung f(on bei)
foreclosure [fɔːˈkləʊʒəʳ] npignoramento


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