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  • 41Code Noir — The Code Noir, 1742 edition. The Code noir (French pronunciation: [kɔd nwaʁ], Black Code) was a decree passed by France s King Louis XIV in 1685. The Code Noir defined the conditions of slavery in the French colonial empire, restricted the… …

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  • 42Bankr.Code — Bankruptcy Code …

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  • 43United States Code — A few volumes of Title 11 (Bankruptcy) of the United States Code Annotated (U.S.C.A.) at a law library. The Code of Laws of the United States of America[1] (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code …

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  • 44China bankruptcy law — The Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the People s Republic of China (trial Implementation) was first passed in 1986. Twenty years later, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law of the PRC was introduced on 27 August, 2006. It contains 136 articles, almost 100… …

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  • 45act of bankruptcy — Term used under former federal Bankruptcy Act (No. 3), to refer to any act which rendered a person liable to be proceeded against involuntarily as a bankrupt, or for which he could be adjudged bankrupt. The new Bankruptcy Code (1979) no longer… …

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  • 46act of bankruptcy — Term used under former federal Bankruptcy Act (No. 3), to refer to any act which rendered a person liable to be proceeded against involuntarily as a bankrupt, or for which he could be adjudged bankrupt. The new Bankruptcy Code (1979) no longer… …

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  • 47voluntary bankruptcy — n: bankruptcy declared upon petition of the debtor see also bankruptcy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. voluntary bankruptcy …

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  • 48referee in bankruptcy — An officer appointed by the courts of bankruptcy under the Bankruptcy Act of 1898 (11 U.S.C.A. No. 1) corresponding to the registers in bankruptcy under earlier statutes having administrative and quasi judicial functions under the bankruptcy law …

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  • 49business bankruptcy — A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by a business entity. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …

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  • 50consumer bankruptcy — A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by an individual (or husband and wife) who is not in business. Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations …

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