involuntary bankruptcy

involuntary bankruptcy
involuntary bankruptcy n: bankruptcy declared upon petition of creditors see also bankruptcy

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

involuntary bankruptcy
A proceeding initiated by creditors requesting the bankruptcy court to place a debtor in liquidation.

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