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Deckungsanfechtung

Substantiv

full

action to avoid a preferential transaction causing detriment to estate creditors

Comparative law notes

Germany

This phrase would be our (rather wordy) recommended translation. The German term "Deckungsanfechtung" denotes the actual action that is taken by an insolvency administrator to set aside a voidable preference and recover or claw-back the assets that belong in the insolvency estate for the benefit of the prejudiced creditors.