insolvency
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Noun
- The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay their debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business.
- Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner.
- The condition of having more debts than assets.
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