forced sale

noun Law.

a sale held as a result of a judicial order.

Origin of forced sale

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

Words nearby forced sale

forced expiratory time, forced expiratory volume, forced feeding, forced march, forced perspective, forced sale, forced vital capacity, forced-draft, forceful, forcemeat, forceps

Example sentences from the Web for forced sale

  • I got as many of Stillhausen's effects as I wanted at forced-sale rates; a good deal I didn't want.

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