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bankruptcy order

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noun

  1. Former name: receiving order.  a court order appointing a receiver to manage the property of a debtor or bankrupt

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Judge Rosenthal rejected that argument, saying neither Jones nor Free Speech Systems had the legal right to challenge the earlier bankruptcy order, leaving the court without authority to hear the case.

From The Wall Street Journal May 18, 2026

Mr Castleton is seeking both the civil judgement and the bankruptcy order against him to be set aside on these grounds.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2025

Yet any time a judicial decision like a bankruptcy order binds a party who isn’t involved in a given case, it raises the question of whether that party’s basic constitutional property rights have been respected.

From Seattle Times Dec. 8, 2023

In one case last year, a German sports photographer had a bankruptcy order against him annulled after it emerged that he still lived in Germany and did not even own a camera.

From The Guardian Mar. 3, 2013

Only the Co-op and Barclays offered accounts to those who are undischarged bankrupts - generally the 12 months after a bankruptcy order is made.

From BBC Sep. 17, 2012

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