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prepetition

prepetition adjective: of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.

Adjective

prepetition (not comparable)

  1. Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.

Antonyms of prepetition

  • post-petition
  • postpetition

Origin of prepetition

From pre- + petition.

Questions about prepetition

What does prepetition mean?
Prepetition means of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.
What part of speech is prepetition?
Prepetition is an adjective.

Words near prepetition in the dictionary

  1. preperoxisomal
  2. prepersonal
  3. prepersuasion
  4. prepersuasive
  5. preperturbation
  6. prepetition
  7. prepg.
  8. prepharmacy
  9. prepharyngeal
  10. prephase
  11. prephases

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