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