D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Insolvency

/ĭnˌ-säl'-vən-sē/ · In·sol·ven·cy · IPA /[ɪnˈsɒlvn̩si]/
01 n. The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts …
pl. Insolvencies
  1. 1.
    The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency.(Law)
Phrases & compounds
Act of insolvency — See Insolvent law under Insolvent, a.