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Bankruptcy Code — the name given to the statutory body of bankruptcy laws after the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) The common name given to title 11 of the United States Code. The Bankruptcy Code is a set of federal statutes… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Code — may refer to:*Bankruptcy in Canada *Bankruptcy in the United States or Title 11 of the United States Code (aka the Bankruptcy Code ) *Bankruptcy in China … Wikipedia
Bankruptcy Code — USA The informal name for the body of federal bankruptcy law, embodied in Title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 1532). Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010 … Law dictionary
Bankruptcy Code — A federal law (11 U.S.C.A.) for the benefit and relief of creditors and their debtors in cases in which the latter are unable or unwilling to pay their debts. The Bankruptcy Code of 1978 substantially revised and replaced the Bankruptcy Act of… … Black's law dictionary
Bankruptcy Code — A federal law (11 U.S.C.A.) for the benefit and relief of creditors and their debtors in cases in which the latter are unable or unwilling to pay their debts. The Bankruptcy Code of 1978 substantially revised and replaced the Bankruptcy Act of… … Black's law dictionary
bankruptcy court — the federal tribunal where cases under the Bankruptcy Code are litigated (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A federal court where cases under the Bankruptcy Code are litigated. The Bankruptcy Court is a unit of the United States District Court … Glossary of Bankruptcy
code — see Bankruptcy Code (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012. Code see Bankruptcy Code US Bankruptcy … Glossary of Bankruptcy
bankruptcy — also failure and insolvency a legal procedure for dealing with debt problems of individuals and business. A non technical term for a legal state of insolvency (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A legal procedure for dealing with debt problems… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 — the first substantive bankruptcy code revision since the Chandler Act of 1938. It took effect on October 1, 1979 and some of the major elements of this act were as follows: upgrading the jurisdiction of the U.S. bankruptcy courts to deal with… … Glossary of Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Rule 2004 — a provision of the Bankruptcy Code that allows one party in a bankruptcy proceeding to compel discovery or other examination against another party (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 … Glossary of Bankruptcy
