foreclosure
noun
fore·clo·sure
(ˌ)fȯr-ˈklō-zhər 
: an act or instance of foreclosing
specifically
: a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's right of redeeming a mortgaged estate
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The owner, Gary Melius, made the motion to avoid a foreclosure sale of the property at public auction.
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Much of Constitution Plaza, now mired in foreclosure and receivership, has been mentioned as a prime candidate for further conversion from office to residential.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Entire office buildings and even some apartment buildings in downtown St. Paul sit vacant, or have fallen into foreclosure, as major tenants such as Wold Architects and the TKDA engineering firm have fled westward to Minneapolis and Bloomington.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
The city sold it after acquiring the building in 2018 through property tax foreclosure.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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Colson Thayer, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Much of Constitution Plaza, now mired in foreclosure and receivership, has been mentioned as a prime candidate for further conversion from office to residential.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
Entire office buildings and even some apartment buildings in downtown St. Paul sit vacant, or have fallen into foreclosure, as major tenants such as Wold Architects and the TKDA engineering firm have fled westward to Minneapolis and Bloomington.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 25 July 2025
The city sold it after acquiring the building in 2018 through property tax foreclosure.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
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“Foreclosure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreclosure. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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foreclosure
noun
fore·clos·ure
fōr-ˈklō-zhər
1
: a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor's equity of redemption in mortgaged real property see also deficiency judgment at judgment, redeem, right of redemption, statutory foreclosure, strict foreclosure sense 1
2
: the extinguishment (as under the provisions of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code) of the rights of a debtor in personal property subject to a security interest by judicial proceedings and especially by judicial sale see also strict foreclosure sense 2
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