trustee in bankruptcy
noun [ C ]
LAW ukus(also assignee in bankruptcy); (also bankruptcy trustee)an expert chosen by a court to deal with the assets of a bankrupt person or business, pay their debts, and check on their actions, for example, that they are not hiding assets:
When you went bankrupt, all your assets became the property of your trustee in bankruptcy.
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insolvency practitioner
receiver