1 [V, VN] ~ (on sb/sth) (finance) (especially of a bank) to take control of sb's property because they have not paid back money that they borrowed to buy it
2 [VN] (formal) to reject sth as a possibility
SYNEXCLUDE:
The judge's words effectively foreclosed any possibility of an early release.
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