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• preferential debts — categories of debts listed in the Insolvency Act 1986 and having priority to any claims to principal or interest under a debenture. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001. preferential debts …   Law dictionary

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• preferential transfer — Certain transfers or payments made to creditors within 90 days before the bankruptcy is filed may be reversed and recovered by the bankruptcy court. Where the creditor is an insider (relative, shareholder, etc.) the 90 days is extended to one… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy