Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
statement of affairs — ˌstatement of afˈfairs noun statements of affairs PLURALFORM [countable] ACCOUNTING LAW a document showing a company s assets and liabilities at a certain date. A statement of affairs is usually prepared when a company is about to go bankrupt * * … Financial and business terms
statement of affairs — The listing of a debtor s assets and liabilities and sworn under oath by the debtor before a lawyer or Commissioner for Taking Oaths. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
statement of affairs — A statement showing the assets and liabilities of a person who is bankrupt or of a company in liquidation … Accounting dictionary
statement of affairs — A statement showing the assets and liabilities of a person who is bankrupt or of a company in liquidation … Big dictionary of business and management
statement of affairs — /ˌsteɪtmənt əv ə feəz/ noun a financial statement drawn up when a person is insolvent … Dictionary of banking and finance
statement of affairs — a statement for a financially embarrassed enterprise showing assets at book and realizable values and claims of creditors classified as preferred, secured, partly secured, and unsecured for the purpose of indicating probable amounts available to… … Useful english dictionary
statement of affairs — A filing required of a bankrupt, the purpose of which is to render information concerning the bankrupt s financial affairs available to the creditors and trustee in bankruptcy. 9 Am J2d Bankr § 380 … Ballentine's law dictionary
statement of affairs — review of activity, detail of financial situation … English contemporary dictionary
Statement of Financial Affairs — Statement of Financial Af·fairs: a written statement filed by a debtor in bankruptcy that contains information regarding esp. financial records, location of any accounts, prior bankruptcy, and recent or current debt – called also statement of… … Law dictionary
statement — In a general sense, an allegation; a declaration of matters of fact. The term has come to be used of a variety of formal.narratives of facts, required by law in various jurisdictions as the foundation of judicial or official proceedings and in a… … Black's law dictionary
