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11Bankruptcy Rule 2004 — a provision of the Bankruptcy Code that allows one party in a bankruptcy proceeding to compel discovery or other examination against another party (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …
12Bankruptcy 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 …
13bankruptcy — 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 …
14Bankruptcy discharge — Bankruptcy in the United States Bankruptcy in the United States Authority · History U.S. Trustee Court  …
15bankruptcy clause — n: ipso facto clause Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bankruptcy clause …
16bankruptcy trustee — n: trustee in bankruptcy Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. bankruptcy trustee …
17Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 — (BAPCPA) USA Extensive amendments to the Bankruptcy Code signed into law on April 20, 2005, which generally became effective on October 17, 2005. These amendments have in general disadvantaged debtors and shifted leverage on various important… …
18code — n [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1: a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a: one that contains the law… …
19Bankruptcy in the United States — The United States Constitution (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 4) authorizes Congress to enact uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United States. Congress has exercised this authority several times since 1801, most recently… …
20Bankruptcy — Notice of closure attached to the door of a computer store the day after its parent company declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration see text) in the United Kingdom. Bankruptcy is a legal status of an insolvent person or an… …
