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Sheriff's sale

noun

A sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligation. Synonyms: execution sale, forced sale, judicial sale.

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"Sheriff's sale" Quotes from Famous Books

... new marsh at least," said Will, joyously, "and no debt on the farm, no foreclosure, no sheriff's sale! You, muz and Ted, I verily believe I'll have to sell you out after all, to keep you from ...

— The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage • Charles G. D. Roberts

... old MacTurk, the worst man in the whole of Savannah; and he has taken possession of the place, and thrown her and the children into the slave-pen, from which they will be sold to the highest bidder at a sheriff's sale. Who can say that a similar fate may never be mine? These things press upon my spirit, and make me so gloomy and melancholy at times, that I wish it were possible to shun even myself. Lately, more than ...

— The Garies and Their Friends • Frank J. Webb

... merchant, L62 10s. 7d., and Joshua Pollard of Liverpool, shipmaster, L17. Poor William put up for security lot No. 61, with all buildings thereon, water rights, watercourses, etc., which led, eventually, to a sheriff's sale. By due process of law, and to satisfy and pay sundry mortgages, lot No. 61 fell ...

— Seaport in Virginia - George Washington's Alexandria • Gay Montague Moore

Words linked to "Sheriff's sale" : execution sale, forced sale, sales agreement, judicial sale, sale