bankruptcy laws

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• Bankruptcy Code — the name given to the statutory body of bankruptcy laws after the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) The common name given to title 11 of the United States Code. The Bankruptcy Code is a set of federal statutes… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• bankruptcy petition — the document filed with the court to initiate a bankruptcy proceeding (Glossary of Common Bankruptcy Terms) A formal request for the protection of the federal bankruptcy laws. (There is an official form for bankruptcy petitions.)… …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

• Bankruptcy 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 …   Wikipedia

• bankruptcy — 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 …   Law dictionary

• Bankruptcy alternatives — Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their creditors. In most cases personal bankruptcy is initiated by the bankrupt individual. Bankruptcy is a legal process that discharges… …   Wikipedia

• bankruptcy — /bangk rupt see, reuhp see/, n., pl. bankruptcies. 1. the state of being or becoming bankrupt. 2. utter ruin, failure, depletion, or the like. [1690 1700; BANKRUPT + CY] * * * Status of a debtor who has been declared by judicial process to be… …   Universalium

• Bankruptcy 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… …   Wikipedia

• Bankruptcy — 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… …   Wikipedia

• Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act — The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (USStatute|109|8|119|23|2005|04|20), providing for significant changes in bankruptcy in the United States, was passed by the 109th United States Congress on April 14, 2005 and… …   Wikipedia

• Bankruptcy Act of 1898 — The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ( Nelson Act , July 1, 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544) was the first United States Act of Congress involving Bankruptcy that gave companies an option of being protected from creditors. Previous attempts at… …   Wikipedia

• bankruptcy — The legal status of an organization or individual unable to settle its liabilities. Bankruptcy tends to mean the end of a business as a *going concern, though bankruptcy laws in most jurisdictions include allowance for attempts to rescue all or… …   Auditor's dictionary