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Noun: repossession  ,ree-pu'ze-shun
  1. The action of regaining possession, especially the seizure of collateral securing a loan that is in default
    "The bank initiated repossession of the car after missed payments"

Derived forms: repossessions

Type of: recovery, retrieval

Encyclopedia: Repossession