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Webster 1913 Edition
Bankruptcy
Bank′rupt-cy
,Noun.
pl.
Bankruptcies
. 1.
The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.
2.
The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.
3.
Complete loss; – followed by of.
Webster 1828 Edition
Bankruptcy
BANK'RUPTCY
,Noun.
2.
The act of becoming a bankrupt; the act of rendering one's self a bankrupt, as by absconding, or otherwise; failure in trade.