Automatic Stay
A provision under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code prohibiting creditors from beginning or continuing proceedings for collecting owed amounts from a firm who files for bankruptcy under Chapter 11.

Investopedia Says:
An automatic stay can only be lifted by the bankruptcy judge.

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Bankruptcy
Chapter 11
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