general creditor

general creditor
general creditor see creditor

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

general creditor
USA
unsecured creditor, Also known as general creditor and general unsecured creditor.
A creditor holding an unsecured claim, or having no liens against a debtor's property. Unsecured creditors have no rights against specific property of the debtor.
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Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. . 2010.


general creditor
An individual to whom money is due from a debtor, but whose debt is not secured by property of the debtor. One to whom property has not been pledged to satisfy a debt in the event of nonpayment by the individual owing the money.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


general creditor
An individual to whom money is due from a debtor, but whose debt is not secured by property of the debtor. One to whom property has not been pledged to satisfy a debt in the event of nonpayment by the individual owing the money.

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