the official receiver

  • 1Official Receiver — An officer of the Insolvency Service of the United Kingdom, the Official Receiver (OR) is an officer of the court to which he is attached. The OR is therefore answerable to the courts for carrying out the courts orders and for fulfilling his… …

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  • 2official receiver — OR A person appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to act as a receiver in bankruptcy and winding up cases. The High Court and each county court that has jurisdiction over insolvency matters has an official receiver, who is an …

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  • 3official receiver — OR A person appointed by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to act as a receiver in bankruptcy and winding up cases. The High Court and each county court that has jurisdiction over insolvency matters has an official receiver, who is an …

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  • 4Official Receiver — index assessor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 official receiver …

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  • 5official receiver — A person deemed to be an officer of the Court who reports to the Superintendent of Bankruptcy and performs duties as specified by the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. This has nothing to do with Receivership (Ontario Bankruptcy Dictionary) United… …

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  • 6official receiver — noun : receiver 2b(4) * * * official receiver see under ↑receive • • • Main Entry: ↑office official receiver An official appointed by a govenment agency to manage the estate of a person, company, etc declared bankrupt, until a trustee has been… …

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  • 7official receiver — a person appointed to investigate and manage the affairs of a company in receivership * * * official receiver official receiver ➔ receiver * * * official receiver UK US noun [C] ► UK LAW, FINANCE RECEIVER(Cf. ↑receiver) …

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  • 8official receiver — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms official receiver : singular official receiver plural official receivers someone whose job is to manage the property of a person or company that is bankrupt (= cannot pay what they owe) …

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  • 9official receiver — /əˌfɪʃ(ə)l rɪ si:və/ noun a government official who is appointed to run a company which is in financial difficulties, to pay off its debts as far as possible and to close it down ● The company is in the hands of the offical receiver …

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  • 10official receiver — /əˌfɪʃ(ə)l rɪ si:və/ noun a government official who is appointed to run a company which is in financial difficulties, to pay off its debts as far as possible, and to close it down ● The court appointed a receiver for the company. ● The company is …

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