What do you call the act of giving up property back to a lender or applicable figure?

The act of giving up property back to a lender is most accurately termed "foreclosure." This process occurs when a borrower defaults on their mortgage loans, prompting the lender to take possession of the property to recover the losses associated with the unpaid loan. Foreclosure involves legal proceedings whereby the lender may sell the property to recoup the outstanding debt. While terms like abandonment and liquidation could relate to aspects of property or ownership, they do not specifically capture the formal process associated with the lender reclaiming property due to the borrower's default. Abandonment refers more to the property owner voluntarily leaving a property without a formal agreement, and liquidation often relates to selling assets to cover debts rather than the recovery of property in a mortgage context.