undischargeable
Impossible to clear
Undischargeable describes a debt or obligation that cannot be eliminated or forgiven, even through bankruptcy.
Student loans and certain tax debts are typically undischargeable under U.S. law: The court ruled the fraud judgment undischargeable.
The term appears almost exclusively in legal and financial contexts.
Legally or morally required
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- nonnegotiableCannot be altered
- mandatoryRequired by rule
- compulsoryRequired, not optional
unavoidable · unbreakable · contractual · enforceable · unconditional · indefeasible · absolute · court-ordered
Legal status when insolvent
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- judgmentsFormed opinions or decisions
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
creditors · collection · indebtedness · default · arrears · garnishment
Lasting entire existence
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- unrelentingRefusing to let up
inescapable · unyielding · persistent · enduring · unremitting · permanent · indelible · unshakable
binding
Legally or morally required
- irrevocableCannot be undone
- nonnegotiableCannot be altered
- mandatoryRequired by rule
compulsory · unavoidable · unbreakable · contractual · enforceable · unconditional · indefeasible · absolute · court-ordered · statutory
bankruptcy
Legal status when insolvent
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
- judgmentsFormed opinions or decisions
insolvency · creditors · collection · indebtedness · default · arrears · garnishment
lifelong
Lasting entire existence
- oppressiveUnjustly harsh or stifling
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
unrelenting · inescapable · unyielding · persistent · enduring · unremitting · permanent · indelible · unshakable · weighty
undischargeabledischargeable
Able to be released
forgivable · dismissible · releasable · absolvable · cancellable
undischargeabletemporary
Limited in duration
removable · terminable · conditional · eliminable · escapable
discharge, dischargeable, undischarged, charge, chargeable, charged, charger, charges, charging