[no obj.]take possession of a mortgaged property as a result of someone's failure to keep up their mortgage payments
(因抵押人未能还贷)止赎,取消回赎抵押品的权利
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the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage. 银行威胁要取消他的回赎抵押权。
[with obj.]take away someone's power of redeeming (a mortgage) and take possession of the mortgaged property
取消回赎(抵押品)的权利。
[with obj.]rule out or prevent (a course of action)
排除,防止(行动)
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the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation. 决定有效排除了他早日恢复名誉的可能。
"Middle English: from Old French