LAWDOG BANKRUPTCY DICTIONARY

Creditor

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Under 11 U.S.C. Section 101, the term:

(10) ''creditor'' means -

(A) entity that has a claim against the debtor that arose at the time of or before the order for relief concerning the debtor;

(B) entity that has a claim against the estate of a kind specified in section 348(d), 502(f), 502(g), 502(h) or 502(i) of this title; or

(C) entity that has a community claim;

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