BusinessAugust 30, 2026
nondischargeability
non-dis-char-juh-BIL-uh-tee
Definition
The legal status of a debt that cannot be eliminated or cleared through the bankruptcy process.
Etymology
The word combines the prefix 'non-' (meaning not) with 'dischargeable' (from the Middle English 'deschargen', meaning to unburden or release) and the suffix '-ity' (a state of being). It refers specifically to a debt that the law does not allow to be released from a debtor's obligations.
In the news
In this article, the FTC ensures that its fraud findings are treated as true in bankruptcy court so that the companies' financial obligations cannot be erased, or rendered 'nondischargeable,' through a bankruptcy filing.
Cox Media Group faces 20 years of FTC oversight over fake AI listening ads
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