Foreclosure
Pronunciation : Fore*clo"sure
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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