foreclosure

IPA: fɔrkɫˈoʊʒɝ

(law) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
(psychoanalysis) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

Examples of "foreclosure" in Sentences

The foreclosure notice is the margin call.
The restaurant was then forced to foreclosure.
The individual foreclosures need to be expanded.
Its purpose was to refinance homes to prevent foreclosure.
Foreclosures on the housing side are hitting the credit side.
The lawsuit concludes with a foreclosure the lis pendens ends.
Foreclosure is done by the order of the court, not by any person.
In 1946, the city took control over the property in a tax foreclosure sale.
The main cause of foreclosure is that the loan amount exceeds the market value.
Leading self help system designed to educate homeowners on how to challenge foreclosures for improper mortgage securitization flaws.