chapter 7
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chapter 7
C20: from chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978)
Example Sentences
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Girardi was sued by his business partners, resulting in a chapter 7 bankruptcy petition.
From Fox News ● Jul. 17, 2021
The news was a relief to the country’s consumer bankruptcy lawyers, who often see their clients use refunds to cover the cost of filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2019
A chapter 13 bankruptcy is different than a chapter 7 because debts are not discharged in a chapter 13 bankruptcy.
From Encyclopedia.com ● Jun. 26, 2018
Sorry Gibson, keep the same awful quality control and you’ll be on the path of chapter 7.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
And you may well believe what the Holy Spirit speaks by the mouth of the Evangelist, in the words of St. Matthew, chapter 7: "An evil tree cannot bring forth good fruit."
From The Old Yellow Book Source of Robert Browning's The Ring and the Book by Anonymous
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