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1. Claim back
   - reclaim
    
2. Regain possession of something
   - take back
    
3. Take possession of something (esp. a house) when the present owner defaults on payments for it or on payments on a load secured on it
   "In 1991 alone, some 75000 homes were repossessed"

Derived forms: repossessed, repossesses, repossessing

See also: repossession

Type of: acquire, get, take

Encyclopedia: Repossess