date of cleavage

Bankruptcy. The filing date of a voluntary-bankruptcy petition. • With a few exceptions, only the debts existing at this time are dischargeable.

date of cleavage 自愿破产申请提出日；可清偿破产债务截止日确定必须予以清偿的破产债务范围的截止日。除非例外，只有在该日期之前发生的债务才予以清偿。