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Insolvency


INSOLV'ENCY, noun [infra.] Inability of a person to pay all his debts; or the state of wanting property sufficient for such payment; as a merchant's insolvency

1. Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as the insolvency of an estate.

Act of insolvency [See infra, Insolvent law.]