Liquidation in United States

Liquidation Definition

A fixed and determinate valuation of things which before were uncertain.

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A fixed and determinate valuation of things which before were uncertain.

This definition of Liquidation is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.

Liquidation in State Statute Topics

Introduction to Liquidation (State statute topic)

The purpose of Liquidation is to provide a broad appreciation of the Liquidation legal topic. Select from the list of U.S. legal topics for information (other than Liquidation).

Finding the law: Liquidation in the U.S. Code

A collection of general and permanent laws relating to liquidation, passed by the United States Congress, are organized by subject matter arrangements in the United States Code (U.S.C.; this label examines liquidation topics), to make them easy to use (usually, organized by legal areas into Titles, Chapters and Sections). The platform provides introductory material to the U.S. Code, and cross references to case law. View the U.S. Code’s table of contents here.

Liquidation

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Liquidation in the U.S. Code: Title 11, Chapter 7

The current, permanent, in-force federal laws regulating liquidation are compiled in the United States Code under Title 11, Chapter 7. It constitutes “prima facie” evidence of statutes relating to Bankruptcy (including liquidation) of the United States. The reader can further narrow his/her legal research of the general topic (in this case, Liquidation of the US Code, including liquidation) by chapter and subchapter.

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Further Reading

• Information about Liquidation in the Gale Encyclopedia of American Law.

Liquidation

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Liquidation and the International Trade Law

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Further Reading

• Liquidation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade Law (Raj Bhala)
• Liquidation entry in the Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History (Thomas Carson; Mary Bonk)
• Liquidation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade
• Liquidation entry in the Dictionary of International Trade: Handbook of the Global Trade Community (Edward G. Hinkelman)