Examples of debtor in a Sentence
The debtor agrees to pay the debt over a three-year period.
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In 2014, the civil rights organization accused Colorado Springs Municipal Court of running a debtor’s prison by jailing hundreds of people who couldn’t pay $50 fines.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
When the money ran out, she was briefly placed in debtor’s prison.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
Roundup Debt, History of From debtors' prison to student loan debt, six stories from the archive.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, debtors' nonexempt property is liquidated, with proceeds going to creditors.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
When the money ran out, she was briefly placed in debtor’s prison.
—Elizabeth Djinis, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 July 2024
Roundup Debt, History of From debtors' prison to student loan debt, six stories from the archive.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In Chapter 7 bankruptcy, debtors' nonexempt property is liquidated, with proceeds going to creditors.
—Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 17 June 2024
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“Debtor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/debtor. Accessed 17 Sep. 2024.
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