- application for a bankruptcy order
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(= petition) (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms)The application made under the Bankruptcy and insolvency Act for the Court to hand down a Receiving Order (Bankruptcy Order) stating the person is in bankruptcy. In an amendment dated December 15, 2004 this term was changed to Application for a Bankruptcy Order. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms)
United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012.
Glossary of Bankruptcy.