repossess in English

verb
1
retake possession of (something) when a buyer defaults on payments.
565 homes were repossessed for nonpayment of mortgages

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1. The Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act restricted the ability of banks to repossess farms.

2. 24 You might as well go out and repossess cars or work for a collection agency.

3. If you get behind in your car payments, the finance company may repossess it from you.

4. According to Sjöström (pp 540–541) the Swedes managed to repossess much of Finland in the Treaty of Turku.

5. Therefore, if the buyer didn’t make payments, the RFC could repossess the vehicle and sell it again at the dealership.

6. In 2006, president Mwai Kibaki said it will repossess all land owned by "absentee landlords" in the coastal strip and redistribute it to squatters.

7. On a muggy summer day in 2011, Ken Hill walked onto a small landing strip in DeLand, Florida, and announced his intention to repossess two Airplanes

8. Airplane Repo 4 Seasons Adrenaline-seeking repo experts are hired by banks to repossess aircraft and other high-end assets from wealthy individuals who've fallen behind on their payments

9. A Bailiff, also known as an 'enforcement agent', is a legally authorised person who works on behalf of the courts to recover an outstanding debt, repossess goods or even carry out the eviction of a tenant

10. A Bailiff is a person who acts on behalf of a business, or another person, to: collect money owed seize or repossess property, or evict a tenant from a property There are two types of Bailiffs in BC; licensed Bailiffs and court-appointed Bailiffs