right of redemption

right of redemption
right of redemption: the right to regain ownership of property by freeing it from a debt, charge, or lien (as by paying to the creditor what is due to release the secured property); specif: a mortgagor's statutory right to redeem after a judicial foreclosure and sale

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

right of redemption

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.

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  • redemption — The realization of a right to have the title of property restored free and clear of the mortgage; performance of the mortgage obligation being essential for that purpose. The right of a debtor, and sometimes of a debtor s other creditors, to… …   Black's law dictionary

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