01 v. t. To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
imp. & p. p.
Foreclosed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foreclosing
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To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.“The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.” — Carew.
Phrases & compounds
To foreclose a mortgager —
to cut him off by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption.
To foreclose a mortgage —
(not technically correct, but often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt.