prepetition

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adjective

Of a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.

Opposite
post-petitionpostpetition
OriginEnglish petition ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprepetition (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawOf a claim, event, or condition existing prior to a bankruptcy petition.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
post-petitionpostpetition

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishpetition
  10. Englishprepetition

From pre- + petition.

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Cite this entry
APA

prepetition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepetition

MLA

“prepetition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepetition. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prepetition,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prepetition.

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