Foreclosure
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foreclosure is a noun meaning (law) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
Meaning
(law) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
More Meanings
- (psychoanalysis) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.
Word Forms
- foreclosures
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include estoppel, opt-out, lockout, forfeiture, entry, input.
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