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While the terms are easily distinguishable to a lawyer, to others, they are practically synonymous, with insolvency nuanced towards being a temporary condition and bankruptcy nudged towards a more permanent or intractable failure.

The implication is that an insolvent person could become solvent by immediate application of better financial management, but a bankrupt person has no choice but to default on a portion of his debts or other financial obligations. Bankruptcy is the noun/adjective descibing what the court does with bankrupt people and businesses.

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