to foreclose a property

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• foreclose — fore‧close [fɔːˈkləʊz ǁ fɔːrˈkloʊz] verb 1. [intransitive] BANKING PROPERTY FINANCE if a bank or building society forecloses, it takes possession of someone s property because they have failed to pay back an agreed part of a loan …   Financial and business terms

• foreclose — fore·close /fōr klōz/ vb [Anglo French forclos, past participle of foreclore to preclude, prevent, from fors outside + clore to close] vt: to subject to foreclosure proceedings vi: to foreclose a mortgage or other security interest compare… …   Law dictionary

• Foreclose — Fore*close , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foreclosing}.] [F. forclos, p. p. of forclore to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris outside) + F. clore to close. See {Foreign}, and {Close}, v. t.] To shut up …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• foreclose — ► VERB 1) take possession of a mortgaged property as a result of defaults in mortgage payments. 2) rule out or prevent. DERIVATIVES foreclosure noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «bar from escaping», «shut out»: from Old French forclore shut… …   English terms dictionary

• property law — Introduction       principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… …   Universalium

• foreclose — UK [fɔː(r)ˈkləʊz] / US [fɔrˈkloʊz] verb [intransitive] Word forms foreclose : present tense I/you/we/they foreclose he/she/it forecloses present participle foreclosing past tense foreclosed past participle foreclosed legal to take someone s… …   English dictionary

• foreclose — foreclosable, adj. /fawr klohz , fohr /, v., foreclosed, foreclosing. v.t. 1. Law. a. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property, esp. on failure to make payment on a mortgage when due, ownership of property… …   Universalium

• foreclose — fore|close [fo:ˈkləuz US fo:rˈklouz] v [I ] technical [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: forclos, past participle of forclore, from fors outside + clore to close ] if a bank forecloses, it takes away someone s property because they have… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• foreclose — fore•close [[t]fɔrˈkloʊz, foʊr [/t]] v. closed, clos•ing 1) law a) to deprive (a mortgagor) of the right to redeem a property, esp. after defaulting on mortgage payments b) law to subject (a property) to foreclosure c) to take away the right to… …   From formal English to slang

• foreclose — fore|close [ fɔr klouz ] verb intransitive LEGAL to take someone s property because they failed to pay back the money they borrowed to buy it: The bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage. ╾ fore|clo|sure noun count or uncount …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• foreclose — [c]/fɔˈkloʊz / (say faw klohz) verb (foreclosed, foreclosing) –verb (t) 1. Law a. to deprive (a mortgagor or pledgor) of the right to redeem his or her property. b. to take away the right to redeem (a mortgage or pledge). 2. to shut out; exclude… …