insolvent

insolvent
in·sol·vent /in-'säl-vənt/ adj
1: having ceased paying or unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business compare bankrupt
2: having liabilities in excess of a reasonable market value of assets held
3: insufficient to pay all debts
an insolvent estate
insolvent n

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

insolvent
I adjective bankrupt, broke, defaulting, destitute, failed, impecunious, impoverished, in arrears, indebted, lacking funds, moneyless, out of funds, out of money, penniless, reduced, ruined, unable to pay II index bankrupt, destitute, impecunious, poor (underprivileged), unsound (not strong)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


insolvent
adj.
Financially unable to pay debts.
n.
insolvency

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


insolvent
USA

Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


insolvent
When the total debt of an entity is greater than all of its property.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • insolvent — insolvent …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • Insolvent — In*sol vent, a. [Pref. in not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one s debts; unable to pay one s debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insolvent — insolvént adj. m., pl. insolvénţi; f. sg. insolvéntă, pl. insolvénte Trimis de siveco, 06.01.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  INSOLVÉNT, Ă adj. (jur.) Insolvabil. [ …   Dicționar Român

  • Insolvent — In*sol vent, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders. Bouvier. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • insolvent — [in säl′vənt] adj. 1. not solvent; unable to pay debts as they become due; bankrupt 2. not enough to pay all debts [an insolvent inheritance] 3. of insolvents or insolvency n. an insolvent person …   English World dictionary

  • insolvent — (1) The inability to pay ones debts as they come due. (2) When one s liabilities exceed the value of one s assets. An exemption under state or federal law which protects all or a portion of the homestead (SA Bankruptcy.com) Inability of a person… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • insolvent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having insufficient money to pay debts owed. 2) relating to bankruptcy. ► NOUN ▪ an insolvent person. DERIVATIVES insolvency noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Insolvent — (v. lat), zahlungsunfähig; daher Insolvenz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit, s.u. Banquerott …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Insolvént — (lat.), zahlungsunfähig; Insolvénz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit eines Schuldners (s. Konkurs) …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Insolvént — (lat.), zahlungsunfähig; Insolvénz, Zahlungsunfähigkeit …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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