English → Latin
“bankruptcy” in Latin
ruīnaa falling down, collapse, ruin, destruction; ruins, debris; ruins, debrisnaufragiumshipwreck; storm
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
bankruptcy
ruinae or naufragium fortunarum; naufragium or eversio rei familiaris: tabulae novae (of a state; new debt-books for the advantage of the debtor): to declare one’s bankruptcy, fenus et impendium recusare: a person is on the verge of bankruptcy, fortunarum ruinae alicui impendent: it amounts to a national bankruptcy, res ad tabulas novas pervenit.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for bankruptcy?
- The usual Latin words for “bankruptcy” are ruīna, naufragium. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.