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- Foreclosure
- The legal process by which a creditor with a claim (lien) on real estate forces a sale of the property in order to collect on the lien. Foreclosure typically begins when a homeowner falls behind on mortgage payments for several months.(See also: judicial foreclosure, nonjudicial foreclosure)
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