bankruptcy court
11bankruptcy — 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… …
12bankruptcy judge — a judicial officer of the United States district court with decision making power over federal bankruptcy cases (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A judicial officer of the United States district court who is the court official with decision… …
13bankruptcy rules — Also known as the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure. These rules govern the procedures in bankruptcy and adversary cases. In addition to these rules, each court normally is governed by its own local rules that supplement the Bankruptcy Rules …
14bankruptcy clerk — This office receives and is responsible for the management and safe keeping of the documents filed under a bankruptcy case or adversary proceeding. The clerk is responsible for keeping a docket for each case, a claims register, correct copies of… …
15bankruptcy order — (=receiving order) (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) An Order handed down by the Court following the successful petition to have a person or company placed into bankruptcy. In an amendment dated December 15, 2004 this term was changed to… …
16bankruptcy — bank·rupt·cy / baŋ ˌkrəp sē/ n pl cies 1: the quality or state of a bankrupt filed for bankruptcy 2: the administration of an insolvent debtor s property by the court for the benefit of the debtor s creditors the debt was discharged in bankruptcy …
17Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act (US) — Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act Full title An Act to amend title 11 of the United States Code, and for other purposes. Acronym BAPCPA Colloquial name(s) Bankruptcy Reform Enacted by the …
18Bankruptcy discharge — Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Authority · History U.S. Trustee Court  …
19court — / kōrt/ n [Old French, enclosed space, royal entourage, court of justice, from Latin cohort cohors farmyard, armed force, retinue] 1 a: an official assembly for the administration of justice: a unit of the judicial branch of government the… …
20bankruptcy proceedings — The way a bankruptcy case wends its way through the court system, from the time the bankruptcy petition is filed until the debtor receives a bankruptcy discharge. Category: Bankruptcy, Foreclosure & Debt → Bankruptcy Nolo’s Plain English Law… …
