BANKRUPTCY CODE
Bankruptcy Code: translation
- Bankruptcy Code
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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 that governs any and all bankruptcy matters, with the exception of property exemptions (property exemptions are determined by State law) (SA-Bankruptcy.com)
Title 11 of the United States Code governs bankruptcy proceedings.Bankruptcy is a matter of federal law and is, with the exception of exemptions, the same in every state. When federal bankruptcy law conflicts with state law, federal law controls. Bankruptcy Code incorporating changes effective 10/17/05. (Bankruptcy in Brief)
The federal bankruptcy statute called the bankruptcy code. (Bernstein's Dictionary of Bankruptcy Terminology)
The informal name for title 11 of the United States Code (11 U.S.C. §§ 101 - 1330), the federal bankruptcy law. (BankruptcyAction.com)
United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms2012.
- Bankruptcy Code
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The federal bankruptcy statute called the bankruptcy code.
US Bankruptcy2012.