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fore·close
/ fôrˈklōz/
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v.
1.
[intr.]
take possession of a mortgaged property as a result of the mortgagor's failure to keep up their mortgage payments:
the bank was threatening to foreclose on his mortgage.
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[tr.]
take away someone's power of redeeming (a mortgage) and take possession of the mortgaged property.
2. [tr.]
rule out or prevent (a course of action):
the decision effectively foreclosed any possibility of his early rehabilitation.
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BERMUDA WILL GROW AS INSURERS EXPAND.
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; SOUTHAMPTON, Bermuda -- Insurers and reinsurers in Bermuda are well-placed to flourish in a rapidly changing insurance...panel of Bermudian executives says. The regulations in Bermuda make it an ideal place to develop new coverages that link...
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Bermuda's 400th Anniversary Celebration Continues.
PR Newswire; 5/4/2009; 700+ words
; HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Bermuda is in the midst of its greatest celebration in history, the 400th anniversary of the founding of Bermuda. In 1609, the flagship of the second expedition sent to...
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Bermuda Launches Comprehensive Internet Site http://www.bermuda-inc.com
PR Newswire; 10/28/1996; 700+ words
; ...of-the-Art Website Demonstrates Bermuda's Leading Status as an International Business Center HAMILTON, Bermuda, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- As the...business landscape grows more competitive, Bermuda's international business community...
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Bermuda prepares for next insurance market trend.(Annuity and Life Re Holdings Ltd)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 11/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; Whatever the next trend in the world insurance market may be, Bermuda will be ready to respond, according to advocates for the Bermuda market. The flexibility of Bermuda's regulatory structure and the small staff size of most companies...
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Bermuda: a different island getaway. Atlantic Ocean paradise offers visitors a novel and unique vacation.
Magazine article from: Ebony; 6/1/1991; 700+ words
; ...vacation you seek, look no further than Bermuda for a very different island getaway...its distant Caribbean neighbors, Bermuda has a warm climate, balmy ocean...and an intriguing Black culture. Bermuda also contains several surprises that...
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Bermuda preparing for Clinton plan. (Clinton Administration taxation of captive insurance companies in 1997 proposed budget)(Captive Insurance Review)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 3/17/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...managers boosting non-related business in Bermuda captives for tax reasons, which in the...firms who spoke at a recent symposium in Bermuda said the sophistication of the present...amp; McLennan Management Services (Bermuda) Ltd., said his organization is likely...
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Bermuda revamps insurance rules; New regulations aim to attract alternative insurance structures.(NEWS)
Magazine article from: Business Insurance; 10/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; Byline: COLLEEN McCARTHY Bermuda has introduced a new regulatory framework...attract more business to the island. The Bermuda Monetary Authority's guidancewhich...Elderfield, chief executive officer of the Bermuda Monetary Authority, the island's...
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BERMUDA'S INFLUENCE SPREADS
Magazine article from: Rough Notes; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; MGAs look to Bermuda for new opportunities At this point in...a three-day symposium in Hamilton, Bermuda. According to AAMGA President Francis...eager to start a relationship with the Bermuda market. "For us, Bermuda is an untapped...
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Bermuda insurers hope political storm will calm.(now that David Saul is premier)
Magazine article from: National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management; 9/4/1995; ; 700+ words
; HAMILTON--Bermuda could be set for another insurance boom...Swan as the leader of the ruling United Bermuda Party. He then announced a new cabinet...only a slim, four-seat majority in Bermuda's elected House of Assembly. The upheaval...
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Bermuda Signs a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with France.
Business Wire; 10/9/2009; 700+ words
; HAMILTON, Bermuda -- The Minister of Finance the Hon...JP, MP, announced that yesterday, Bermuda signed a bilateral agreement with France...meeting in London on April 2, 2009. Bermuda received international recognition in...
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Bermuda Islands
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
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Bermuda
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
BERMUDA Major City: Hamilton Other City: St. George INTRODUCTION Bermuda is the most northerly group of coral islands in the...with its pink and white beaches. From end to end Bermuda is picturesque. Nature has endowed it with an abundance...
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The Bermuda Triangle
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of the Unusual and Unexplained
The Bermuda Triangle The Bermuda Triangle, also called the Devil's Triangle, is an imaginary...that his compass readings were askew within the area now called the Bermuda Triangle, and he and his crew were confused by shallow areas of...
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Bermuda Conferences
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BERMUDA CONFERENCES BERMUDA CONFERENCES. During the twentieth century, officials from the United...Britain met several times on the British-owned Atlantic island of Bermuda to discuss diplomatic issues. The first and most notorious Bermuda...
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Bermuda Triangle
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BERMUDA TRIANGLE BERMUDA TRIANGLE, the best-known of a variety of folk names given to a triangular...apexes are Miami, Florida; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and the island of Bermuda. Numerous ships and aircraft have disappeared in the area, the most...
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