foreclosure

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.

See also: Property and Ownership

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Thesaurus

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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Translations

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foreclosure

[fɔːˈkləʊʒəʳ] N → apertura f de un juicio hipotecario

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foreclosure

[fɔː^rˈkləʊʒə^r] n → saisie f

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foreclosure

n → Zwangsvollstreckung f → (on bei)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

foreclosure

[fɔːˈkləʊʒəʳ] n → pignoramento

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995