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discharged bankrupt

 
 
noun [C] FINANCE, LAW

Definition

a person or company that does not have to pay back particular debts because they are legally bankrupt: As a discharged bankrupt you are free from the debts included in your bankruptcy. → Compare undischarged bankrupt
(Definition of discharged bankrupt noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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