proof of claim
1proof of claim — form filed by a creditor setting out its claims against a bankruptcy debtor (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A form used to file a claim. The form requires the creditor to enter information to describe the basis of his claim. also see claim… …
2proof of claim — proof of claim: a written statement that sets forth a claim against a bankrupt debtor or the probate estate of a deceased debtor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. proof of claim …
3proof of claim — A written and verified statement of a claim against a decedent, presented for payment by filing in the probate court or serving the same upon the personal representative as the statute may require. 31 Am J2d Ex & Ad §§ 298 et seq. In bankruptcy,… …
4informal proof of claim — informal proof of claim: a writing by a creditor that contains a demand for payment of a debt and an intention to hold the debtor s bankruptcy estate liable but that is not in the form prescribed in the Bankruptcy Code for proofs of claim ◇ If an …
5claim — A right to payment (SA Bankruptcy.com) A right to payment, whether or not fixed, contingent, liquidated, disputed, or matured. (Bernstein s Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology) BAR DATE The date by which claims must be filed with the Bankruptcy… …
6claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… …
7proof — n [alteration of Middle English preove, from Old French preuve, from Late Latin proba, from Latin probare to prove] 1: the effect of evidence sufficient to persuade a reasonable person that a particular fact exists see also evidence 2: the… …
8proof — The effect of evidence; the establishment of a fact by evidence. New England Newspaper Pub. Co. v. Bonner, C.C.A.Mass., 77 F.2d 915, 916. Any fact or circumstance which leads the mind to the affirmative or negative of any proposition. The… …
9claim — To demand as one s own or as one s right; to assert; to urge; to insist. A cause of action. Means by or through which claimant obtains possession or enjoyment of privilege or thing. Demand for money or property as of right, e.g. insurance claim.… …
10claim — To demand as one s own or as one s right; to assert; to urge; to insist. A cause of action. Means by or through which claimant obtains possession or enjoyment of privilege or thing. Demand for money or property as of right, e.g. insurance claim.… …
