The phrase "application for bankruptcy" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to the formal process of requesting legal relief from debts through bankruptcy.
Example: "After careful consideration, she decided to file an application for bankruptcy to manage her overwhelming debts."
Alternatives: "bankruptcy petition" or "bankruptcy filing."
El Al arranged for the executive to talk with Tower officials about establishing ties after Tower's application for bankruptcy protection last week, said Nachman Klieman, an El Al spokesman.
The judge agreed that $1.3 billion was "grossly excessive" and suggested that Oracle should settle for $272m.In a surprise decision, a Swedish court rejected an application for bankruptcy protection filed by Saab.
As The Economist recently reported, rumours have been circulating to that effect, but JAL's application for bankruptcy is now expected imminently.For Japan's former flagship airline, bankruptcy offers a chance for a new beginning.
And it has not dissuaded O'Donnell from returning: last year, he admitted his initial application for bankruptcy in the high court was a "chastening experience"that had effectively ended his 30-year career.
Creditors of Daewoo, whose application for bankruptcy protection was approved last week, have been talking with G.M. and Fiat about an acquisition of the entire company, but Mr. Lee said the creditors and the company would consider other approaches if G.M. and Fiat walked away from takeover talks, as Ford Motor did in September.
The Air Transportation Stabilization Board agreed in July to the guarantee, which would back a proposed $1 billion loan, but US Airways, the nation's seventh-biggest airline, prompted a further review of its application when it filed for bankruptcy protection in August.
The conflicting application of the law applies only to a private employer's decision to deny a job offer to an applicant who has filed for bankruptcy.
Ten days after Enron declared bankruptcy, its application for a trademark on the term "Espeak" was approved and another for "Ethink" passed a final review.
United, which had filed for bankruptcy protection after its first application was rejected, sought deep cuts from its unions after its bid was turned down a second time.
Should the board reject the application, United has said it will be forced to file for bankruptcy protection.
Once at the airline, he brought in a new management team but could not avoid bankruptcy after his application for government loan guarantees after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks was turned down.
