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Des Banqueroutes

Commercial Law
Titre IV: Des Faillites et Banqueroutes (On Bankruptcies and Fraudulent Bankruptcies)
Chapitre II: Des Banqueroutes (On Fraudulent Bankruptcies)

La banqueroute est une faillite frauduleuse, faite pour tromper les créanciers; elle doit être qualifiée crime, et poursuivie extraordinairement.

Life lesson: Fraudulent bankruptcy is a crime — not a civil matter. Criminal prosecution, full stop.
Notes: Fraudulent bankruptcy (banqueroute): faillite frauduleuse to deceive creditors. Classified as crime. Extraordinary criminal prosecution. Sharp distinction from honest faillite (Art. 183).
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