BANK'RUPTCY, noun The state of being a bankrupt, or insolvent; inability to pay all debts.
2. The act of becoming a bankrupt; the act of rendering one's self a bankrupt, as by absconding, or otherwise; failure in trade.
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.