strong arm clause
strong-arm clause. A provision of the Bankruptcy Code allowing a bankruptcy trustee to avoid a security interest that is not perfected when the bankruptcy case is filed. 11 USCA § 544(a)(1). [Cases: Bankruptcy 2571–2588, 2704, 2705. C.J.S. Bankruptcy §§ 110, 121, 123–125, 127, 129–132, 134, 158.]