discharged bankrupt
noun[C]
FINANCE,LAWukusapersonorcompanythat does not have topaybackparticulardebtsbecause they arelegallybankrupt:
As adischargedbankruptyou arefreefrom thedebtsincludedinyourbankruptcy.
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undischarged bankrupt
Examplesofdischarged bankrupt
discharged bankrupt
After the bankruptcy is annulled or the bankrupt has been automatically discharged, the bankrupt's credit report status will be shown asdischargedbankruptfor some years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He cannot be at once a rapacious creditor and adischargedbankrupt.
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That is bound to affect the ability of adischargedbankruptto take on new obligations.
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