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embargo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • distraint noun The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
  • embargo noun An official ban on trade with a particular country.
  • foreclosure noun The legal process of a lender repossessing property after the borrower stops paying the mortgage.

Senses

embargo is used for these senses in English:

  • distraint (legal) The legal right of a landlord to seize the property of a tenant in the event of nonpayment of rent.
  • foreclosure (legal) The proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.

embargo — full definition

  1. noun An official ban on trade with a particular country.
  2. noun A temporary official ban on releasing certain information to the public.
  3. verb To officially ban trade with a country, or to ban the release of information.

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