discharge in bankruptcy

discharge in bankruptcy.

1. The release of a debtor from personal liability for prebankruptcy debts; specif., discharge under the United States Bankruptcy Code. [Cases: Bankruptcy 3251. C.J.S. Bankruptcy §§ 288–290.]

2. A bankruptcy court’s decree releasing a debtor from that liability.

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