chapter 7
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of chapter 7
C20: from chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Reform Act (1978)
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He and his law firm, Girardi Keese, are being investigated by a bankruptcy trustee after filing for chapter 7 bankruptcy last year.
From Fox News ● Jul. 7, 2021
If you are filing chapter 7, then there is a chance that your judgment could be discharged.
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
For a breakdown of how these time intervals are chosen and organized, see chapter 7.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2017
As to the words at the end of chapter 7, "although her child was with," an inkling of their significance may be had from Appian, Mithridates, chapter 107.
From Dio's Rome, Volume 2 An Historical Narrative Originally Composed in Greek During the Reigns of Septimius Severus, Geta and Caracalla, Macrinus, Elagabalus and Alexander Severus; and Now Presented in English Form. Second Volume Extant Books 36-44 (B.C. 69-44). by Herbert Baldwin Foster
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