forced sale

/fɔrst seɪl/
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Other forms: forced sales

Definitions of forced sale
  1. 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, judicial sale, sheriff's sale
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    type of:
    sale, sales agreement
    an agreement (or contract) in which property is transferred from the seller (vendor) to the buyer (vendee) for a fixed price in money (paid or agreed to be paid by the buyer)
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