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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Riley Keough, Presley’s granddaughter and owner of Graceland, sued the company earlier this month to stop a foreclosure sale of the Memphis property.
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Earlier this week, a Tennessee judge blocked a May 23 foreclosure sale of Elvis Presley's beloved Graceland estate to Naussany Investments and Private Lending during a hearing at the Shelby County Chancery Court in Memphis, Tennessee.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
But for owners who cannot pay the growing cost, the tax sale can lead to foreclosure.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
Elvis Presley's granddaughter is suing to stop the planned foreclosure sale of his compound Graceland, alleging that the company involved not only forged documents, but doesn't actually exist.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 May 2024
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Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
Earlier this week, a Tennessee judge blocked a May 23 foreclosure sale of Elvis Presley's beloved Graceland estate to Naussany Investments and Private Lending during a hearing at the Shelby County Chancery Court in Memphis, Tennessee.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 24 May 2024
But for owners who cannot pay the growing cost, the tax sale can lead to foreclosure.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2024
Elvis Presley's granddaughter is suing to stop the planned foreclosure sale of his compound Graceland, alleging that the company involved not only forged documents, but doesn't actually exist.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 May 2024
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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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