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noun
An involuntary transaction in which the sale is based upon legal and not economic factors, such as a decree or execution, other than the mere inability to maintain the property.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: business, law
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sheriff's sale, execution sale, judicial sale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sale, sales agreement
History
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