foreclosure

Noun

countable uncountable

(law) the proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments

Japanese Meaning

債権者が住宅ローン等の滞納により、担保物件を取り戻すために行う法的手続き

After missing several mortgage payments, the family faced foreclosure when the bank initiated proceedings to repossess their home.

数回の住宅ローンの支払いを滞納した後、家族は銀行が抵当権を行使して自宅を取り戻すための法的手続きに直面した。

Sense（1）

(law) the proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments

Sense（2）

(psychoanalysis) The absence of a symbolic father for a fatherless child, as a cause for psychosis.

foreclosures

（ plural ）