Chapter 11

noun

: bankruptcy as provided under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code which governs corporate reorganization

filed for Chapter 11

Examples of Chapter 11 in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Assured said that Brightline Trains Florida LLC, which runs the train service, has not filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but that certain other Brightline Florida entities did file for such protection. — Michelle Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Seventeen management, investment and other entities — not including Brightline Trains Florida — elected to file for Chapter 11 late Thursday after separate boards gave their approvals, court records show. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026

The Chapter 11 filing and the debt restructuring will have to be approved by a bankruptcy judge in New Jersey. — Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

Over nine months after filing for Chapter 11, Fort Worth home builder Village homes emerged from bankruptcy after a federal court approved its reorganization plan. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

see chapter

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

chapter 11

noun

chap·​ter 11

: chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code see also Bankruptcy Code