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“Defamation judgments are usually not dischargeable in bankruptcy,” Lewis said, “so if she doesn’t win her appeal, she’s stuck with paying this for the rest of her life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

Federal student loans taken out by a borrower are dischargeable upon the borrower’s death, so you won’t be on the hook for any of her federal loans.

From Slate • Oct. 19, 2021

When an objection is filed, a judge will need to determine if a debt is dischargeable or not.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018

But the fate of the proposal may be similar to previous legislation calling for student loans to be dischargeable in bankruptcy — even just private loans.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2015

Animals whose natural defense is in muscular exertion, among which is man, may have their dischargeable nervous energy exhausted by fear alone, or by trauma alone, but most effectively by the combination of both.

From Origin and Nature of Emotions by Crile, George W. (Washington)