[] () in the US, a section of the law dealing with bankruptcy (= being unable to pay debts) that allows a court to take assets belonging to a company or a person which are then sold to pay their debts 第 7 章（指美国破产法第 7 章允许法庭将债务人的财产变卖，用以清偿债务）◆The firm has filed for(= applied for) Chapter 7 bankruptcy. 公司已依据破产法第 7 章申请破产。◆The case has been converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. 这案件已从破产法第 11 章的情况变为破产法第 7 章的情况。