bankruptcy order

British  

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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Example Sentences

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

From BBC

"There is a substantial debt due from Ms Price to HMRC, and therefore I will make a bankruptcy order."

From BBC

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

A bankruptcy order was made against the Windsor MP at an online hearing in the Insolvency and Companies Court on Tuesday.

From BBC

The former tennis champion was made bankrupt in connection with a debt to private bankers Arbuthnot Latham & Co, and under the terms of the bankruptcy order, he was bound to provide full disclosure of assets.

From Reuters