BANKRUPTCY PETITION

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.) (BankruptcyAction.com)

(or petition or petition for relief)

the document that commences a bankruptcy proceeding; the document filed with the court to initiate a bankruptcy proceeding. (Common Bankruptcy Terms)

The document filed in Bankruptcy Court that details the assets and liabilities of the debtor (Legal Dictionary: Bankruptcy Law)

United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms2012.

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