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bankruptcies

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United States Supreme Court

the power to discharge the debtor from his contracts and legal liabilities, as well as to distribute his property.

Defined by the Supreme Court in Hanover National Bank of the City of New York v. Max Moyses, 186 U.S. 181 (1902).