insolvent

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Insolvent usually describes a business or individual that can’t pay its debts as they come due.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

People that have Met me Half-way, by an Insolvent.

From Mr. Punch in Bohemia by Various

Insolvent and Assignment Laws of the different States.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

The Insolvent Law, amended, to be sure, has remained on the statute books of Massachusetts to this day, and the United States Bankrupt Law was modeled upon it.

From Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 by Boutwell, George S.

Schooner "Brill"; 74 tons; St. John, N.B., had discharged part of cargo and was going to Fredericton with balance; owned by McSherry's Insolvent Estate.

From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George