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sheriff's sale
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  sheriff's sale - a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligationexecution sale, forced sale, judicial salesales agreement, sale - 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); "the salesman faxed the sales agreement to his home office" |
sheriff's sale
sheriff's salen. an auction sale of property held by the sheriff pursuant to a writ (court order) of execution (to seize and sell the property) to satisfy (pay) a judgment, after notice to the public. (See: levy, execution, writ, forced sale) Sheriff's Sale
Sheriff's SaleAn auction to sell private property that an authority has seized in order to pay a judgment. For example, suppose a man is found guilty of managing a Ponzi scheme. If he lacks the cash to repay the persons he defrauded, his house may be seized and later sold at a sheriff's sale.sheriff's sale
Synonyms for sheriff's salenoun a sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligationSynonyms- execution sale
- forced sale
- judicial sale
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