The British Joint Stock Companies Act of 1856, for example, established the principle of limited liability for corporations. Indentured servitude and debtors’ prisons have also been illegal since the nineteenth century.
比如，1856年英国合股公司法（Joint Stock Companies Act）规定了公司的有限责任原则。自十九世纪以来，卖身契和债务人监狱也变为非法。个人和公司可以宣布破产。总有债务人无法偿还的时候。