provable debt
A debt in respect of which a creditor can claim a share of a bankrupt’s assets. A provable debt must either be incurred by the bankrupt before a bankruptcy order is made against him or arise after the order is made as a result of an obligation that existed beforehand. Compare nonprovable debt.

• dying declaration
• easement
• easement of necessity
• EAW
• EBRD
• EC
• ecclesiastical courts
• ecclesiastical law
• ecolabel
• economic analysis of law
• economic duress
• economic loss
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• ECSC
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• effective date of termination
• effective remedy
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