Title 11 of the United States Code

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bankruptcy code federal statute title of the United States Code

Title 11 of the United States Code is the federal Bankruptcy Code that sets forth the substantive and procedural laws governing bankruptcy cases in the United States.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bankruptcy code → federal statute → title of the United States Code →
administeredBy	United States bankruptcy courts →
appliesTo	business debtors → individual debtors → municipalities (through Chapter 9) →
authority	Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution →
contains	Chapter 1 – General Provisions → Chapter 11 – Reorganization → Chapter 12 – Adjustment of Debts of a Family Farmer or Fisherman with Regular Annual Income → Chapter 13 – Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income → Chapter 15 – Ancillary and Other Cross-Border Cases → Chapter 3 – Case Administration → Chapter 5 – Creditors, the Debtor, and the Estate → Chapter 7 – Liquidation → Chapter 9 – Adjustment of Debts of a Municipality →
country	United States of America → surface form: "United States"
defines	automatic stay → bankruptcy estate → discharge of debts → priority of claims → secured claims → unsecured claims →
enactedBy	United States Congress →
governs	bankruptcy cases in the United States → cross-border insolvency cases under Chapter 15 → family farmer and fisherman cases under Chapter 12 → liquidation proceedings under Chapter 7 → municipal debt adjustment under Chapter 9 → reorganization proceedings under Chapter 11 → wage earner repayment plans under Chapter 13 →
legalDomain	bankruptcy law → insolvency law →
partOf	United States Code →
primaryPurpose	to provide relief to honest but unfortunate debtors →
proceduralScope	bankruptcy procedure →
regulates	avoidance of fraudulent transfers → avoidance of preferential transfers → treatment of creditors in bankruptcy → treatment of executory contracts and unexpired leases → use, sale, or lease of property of the estate →
relatedTo	Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure →
secondaryPurpose	to ensure equitable distribution to creditors →
setsOut	duties of debtors → duties of trustees → eligibility requirements for debtors → procedures for filing bankruptcy petitions → procedures for plan confirmation in reorganization cases →
shortName	United States bankruptcy law → surface form: "Bankruptcy Code"
substantiveScope	substantive bankruptcy rights and obligations →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bankruptcy Amendments and Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 → codifiedIn → Title 11 of the United States Code →

Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 → codifiedIn → Title 11 of the United States Code →

United States bankruptcy courts → governingStatute → Title 11 of the United States Code →

United States bankruptcy law → implementedBy → Title 11 of the United States Code →