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Sheriff's Sale

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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unclassified

Variants

synonym
execution saleforced salejudicial sale
plural
Sheriff's Sales
possessive
Sheriff's Sale's
pluralpossessive
Sheriff's Sales'