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fore·clo·sure
(fôr-klō′zhər)n.
1. The act of foreclosing, especially a legal proceeding by which a mortgage is foreclosed.
2. A property that has undergone foreclosure: decided to purchase a foreclosure.
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fore•clo•sure
(fɔrˈkloʊ ʒər, foʊr-)n.
the act of foreclosing a mortgage or sometimes a pledge.
[1720–30]
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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.
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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foreclosure
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