dischargeable

Able to clear

Dischargeable describes something that can be released, dismissed, or eliminated.

In legal and financial contexts, a dischargeable debt is one that can be forgiven through bankruptcy proceedings: Student loans are generally not dischargeable.

The term applies to any obligation or responsibility capable of being formally ended or removed.

legal

expungeable

Able to be erased

dismissibleAble to be terminated
voidableCapable of being nullified
revocableAble to be canceled

pardonable · commutable · appealable · rescindable · absolvable · exculpatory · remissible · annullable · retractable · reversible

debt

bankruptcy

Legal status when insolvent

insolvencyInability to pay debts
forgivenessReleasing resentment toward offenders
settlementResolved dispute or colony

cancellation · liquidation · write-off · unsecured · restructuring · clearance · relief · repayment · default · amortization

obligation

fulfillable

Capable of being satisfied

contractEnforceable written agreement
dutyRequired moral task
commitmentFirm pledge to act

liability · covenant · bond · guarantee · agreement · pledge · undertaking · promise · stipulation · clause

electrical

current

Directed flow of charge

voltageElectrical potential difference
capacitorCharge-storing circuit element
staticWithout motion or change

spark · battery · grounded · dissipation · leakage · arc · potential · resistor · circuit · electrons

Opposites

legal/debt eliminability

dischargeableundischargeable

Cannot be forgiven legally

secured

permanence of obligation

dischargeablepermanent

Fixed without end

irrevocable · binding · perpetual · inescapable · indelible

legal debt status

dischargeablesecured debt

Loan backed by assets

Family

discharge, discharged, discharging, discharges, undischarged, dischargers, discharger

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