What is the meaning of bankruptcy?

Subtopics: Chapter 13, Chapter 7 

noun

  • A state of complete lack of some abstract property.
    • usage: "spiritual bankruptcy"; "moral bankruptcy"; "intellectual bankruptcy"
  • Inability to discharge all your debts as they come due.
    • usage: "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
  • A legal process intended to insure equality among the creditors of a corporation declared to be insolvent. .
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