Bankruptcy
81Bankruptcy, Civil Aspect of — • Earlier English terms, bankruptship, bankrupture Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
82bankruptcy-remote entity — See special purpose entity (SPE) Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 …
83bankruptcy, Chapter 11 — n. Business reorganization in which a court supervises an insolvent business while it continues to operate and comes up with a plan for reorganization. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney… …
84bankruptcy, Chapter 12 — n. A proceeding to allow for family farmers and fisherman to create a repayment plan to pay off debts over a specified period of time while being supervised by the court. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks …
85bankruptcy, Chapter 13 — n. A proceeding that lets a borrower with enough income pay off bills over a specified period of time while being supervised by the court. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell.… …
86bankruptcy law — The area of federal law dealing with the handling of bankrupt persons or businesses. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …
87bankruptcy order — noun An order adjudging a debtor bankrupt • • • Main Entry: ↑bankrupt …
88prepackaged bankruptcy — a situation where a company and its creditors agree to a plan of reorganization before the company files a bankruptcy petition. In a true prepackaged bankruptcy, a plan of reorganization is circulated and approved by creditors before the petition …
89business bankruptcy — a bankruptcy case in which the debtor is a business or an individual with business related debt. Data from the U.S. Administrative Office of the Courts subdivides bankruptcies into business and non business (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A …
90application for a bankruptcy order — (= petition) (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) The application made under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act for the Court to hand down a Receiving Order (Bankruptcy Order) stating the person is in bankruptcy. In an amendment dated… …
