Key Terms Instructions: Please Define the Following Key Terms

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Key Terms Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important?
Investiture Controversy

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Definitions:

Perfected Security Interest

A legal state where a creditor has taken the necessary steps to establish and maintain a priority claim on a debtor's collateral in case of default.

General Unsecured Creditors

Creditors who have claims against a debtor without specific collateral backing those claims, ranking below secured creditors in priority for repayment.

Bankruptcy Estate

All legal and equitable interests of the debtor in property at the time of the bankruptcy filing.

Wages

Payments made to employees for their labor or services, typically calculated on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.