Confirmation - Approval of a plan of reorganization by a bankruptcy judge.⏎
Defendant - An individual (or business) against whom a lawsuit is filed.⏎
Contingent claim - A claim that may be owed by the debtor under certain circumstances, e.g., where the debtor is a cosigner on another person's loan and that person fails to pay.⏎
Docket - A log containing the complete history of each case in the form of brief chronological entries summarizing the court proceedings.⏎