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/ʃˈɛrəfs seɪl/ Listen

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

... for Dalton Earl, And told him for what merchandise he came. The girl was not for sale, the other said. "You talk at random now," said Richard Wain, "You know I hold the deed of all your lands, And so, unless you let the woman go, Your whole estate shall have a sheriff's sale." The planter turned a coward at the threat, And knowing well what blood ran in the veins Of her he sold, ...

— Stories in Verse • Henry Abbey

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