forced sale
forced sale · forced sales
An involuntary transaction in which the sale is based upon legal and not economic…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.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)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.
More definitions
- a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation
Forms
plural: forced sales| Singular | forced sale |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation:sheriff's saleexecution salejudicial sale
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable