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prepetition

  • a word derived from petition.
    petition
    noun
    a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit.

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“I don’t know that any one of the settlements that the debtors entered into prepetition were fair,” she said.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2022