3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. "Bands
insolvable." Pope.
In*sol"ven*cy (?), n.; pl. Insolvencies (&?;). (Law) (a) The condition
of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is
insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they
fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a
merchant's insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the
owner; as, the insolvency of an estate.
Act of insolvency. See Insolvent law under Insolvent, a.
In*sol"vent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law)
(a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts;
unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of
trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor. (b) Not sufficient to pay
all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate. (c) Relating to
persons unable to pay their debts.
Insolvent law, or Act of insolvency, a law affording relief, -- subject
to various modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors,
upon their delivering up their property for the benefit of their
creditors. See Bankrupt law, under Bankrupt, a.
In*sol"vent, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in
England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.
Bouvier.
In*som"ni*a (?), n. [L., fr. insomnis sleepless; pref. in- not + somnus
sleep.] Want of sleep; inability to sleep; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
In*som"ni*ous (?), a. [L. insomniosus, fr. insomnia insomnia.]
Restless; sleepless. Blount.
In*som"no*lence (?), n. Sleeplessness.
In`so*much" (?), adv. So; to such a degree; in such wise; -- followed
by that or as, and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. Inasmuch.
Insomusch as that field is called . . . Aceldama.
Acts i. 19.
Simonides was an excellent poet, insomuch that he made his fortune
by it.
L'Estrange.
In`so*no"rous (?), a. Not clear or melodious.