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Concept information

  1. Fields of Study
  2. economics
  3. financial economics
  4. bankruptcy
  1. Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry
  2. economics
  3. financial economics
  4. bankruptcy

Preferred term

bankruptcy

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A legal process in which a debtor unable to pay debts has his assets liquidated and the debtor is relieved of further liability for those debts.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Chapter 12 bankruptcy
  • insolvency

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/15767

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