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bankrupt — bank·rupt 1 / baŋ ˌkrəpt/ n: a debtor (as an individual or organization) whose property is subject to administration under the bankruptcy laws for the benefit of the debtor s creditors was adjudicated a bankrupt see also debtor bankrupt 2 adj:… … Law dictionary
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insolvent — /in sol veuhnt/, adj. 1. not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature. 2. pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy. n. 3. a… … Universalium
insolvent — in•sol•vent [[t]ɪnˈsɒl vənt[/t]] adj. 1) bus not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities 2) bus pertaining to bankrupt persons or bankruptcy 3) bus a person who is insolvent • Etymology: 1585–95 … From formal English to slang
insolvent — /ɪnˈsɒlvənt / (say in solvuhnt) adjective 1. not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature. 2. relating to bankrupt persons or… …
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bankrupt — /ˈbæŋkrʌpt / (say bangkrupt) noun 1. Law a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court, and whose property is therefore to be administered by a trustee for the benefit of the creditors… …
respite — /respat/raspayt/ The temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence; a reprieve; a delay, forbearance, or continuation of time. In the civil law, an act by which a debtor, who is unable to satisfy his debts at the moment, transacts… … Black's law dictionary
bankrupt — /bangk rupt, reuhpt/, n. 1. Law. a person who upon his or her own petition or that of his or her creditors is adjudged insolvent by a court and whose property is administered for and divided among his or her creditors under a bankruptcy law. 2.… … Universalium
