- involuntary insolvency
- A proceeding under a state insolvency statute brought against an alleged insolvent. 29 Am J Rev ed Insolv § 14. See involuntary bankruptcy.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
involuntary insolvency
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