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Meanings of forced sale in English

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

Synonyms
Examples for "sheriff's sale"
Examples for "sheriff's sale"
1
The property had been seized, and was now offered at sheriff's sale!
Ten Nights in a Bar Room
2
I was sole at sheriff's sale for debt to Massa Sparks.
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
3
He's been to Woodfield this afternoon, attending a sheriff's sale there.
Twice-Told Tales
4
I've bought ten fifty vara lots at sheriff's sale for five thousand dollars.
The Gray Dawn
5
Call off the sheriff's sale at the last minute; I'll pay the costs myself.
The Gray Dawn
1
There is redemption on execution sales from the United States Court just as from any other court.
The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862
2
Seigne joins from Virtu Financial but previously was head of execution sales at Goldman Sachs, where he worked for 22 years.
Reuters
1
The arrest may ultimately result in a judicial sale of the ship to pay the claim.
Reuters
2
"As things are," continued Anton, "we may contrive to struggle on till quieter times-tillthe judicial sale of the family estate.
Debit and Credit / Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag
Usage of forced sale in English
1
By that means you will escape the mortification of a forced sale.
The Poor Gentleman
2
What will a forced sale mean for users of TikTok?
Radio NZ
3
There was no time to look for buyers and I made a forced sale.
The Romance and Tragedy of a Widely Known Business Man of New Yo...
4
Your stock would bring five hundred even at forced sale.
The Great God Success: A Novel
5
Yes but it won't fetch that at a forced sale.
Andy Grant's Pluck
6
Constable's painting Dedham from Langham was auctioned at a forced sale in Nice in 1943.
The Guardian
7
This forced sale will mean disaster to us all.
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
8
One forced sale is quite enough for a novice.
Miles Wallingford / Sequel to "Afloat and Ashore"
9
There must be parliamentary sanction for any forced sale.
The Waters of Edera
10
Let him try and sell it at a forced sale, and see what he'll get.
The Forsyte Saga, Volume I. / The Man Of Property
11
BAA is to give up its long legal battle over the forced sale of Stansted Airport.
The Irish Times
12
The property is to be sold at a forced sale, and it is a good investment.
The Grafters
13
It wouldn't fetch that at a forced sale.
Andy Grant's Pluck
14
One of their manoeuvres is called a " forced sale."
The Secrets of the Great City / A Work Descriptive of the Virtue...
15
A valuation would certainly give a higher figure than a forced sale, and then that valuation doubled!
In Luck at Last
16
I've no use for sentiment-especiallyblack sentiment-whenit's a case of a forced sale to keep me going.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
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