bankruptcy court
121act of bankruptcy — ➔ bankruptcy * * * act of bankruptcy UK US noun [C] ► LAW an action by someone who owes money that may give people they owe money to a reason to ask a court to say that they are bankrupt (= legally unable to pay what they owe and forced to give… …
122pre-packaged bankruptcy — noun To file for bankruptcy by submitting to the court a virtually complete plan designed to avoid a protracted court guided period [of reorganization and debt restructure]; a pre pack or quick bankruptcy or surgery …
123petition in bankruptcy — A document filed in a specialized federal court to commence a proceeding to provide a means by which a debtor who is unwilling or financially unable to pay personal debts will satisfy the claims of his or her creditors as they come due.… …
124European Court of Justice — Not to be confused with the European Court of Human Rights, the court of the Council of Europe. ECJ redirects here. For the collective judicial institutions of the European Union, see Court of Justice of the European Union. For other uses, see… …
125Australian court hierarchy — Courtroom 1 in the High Court in Canberra. There are two streams within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal stream and the state and territory stream.[1] While the federal courts and the court systems i …
126assignee in bankruptcy — UK US noun [C] (plural assignees in bankruptcy) (also trustee in bankruptcy) ► LAW a court official who is responsible for dealing with a bankrupt person’s assets and paying their debts as well as checking on their actions during the period they… …
127United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — Seal of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (in case citations, 9th Cir.) is a U.S. federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following… …
128Small claims court — For the Australian series of television movies, see Small Claims (telemovie). Small claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants. Courts authorized to try small claims may also have other judicial… …
