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Constructive trust

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involuntary trustnouna trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights
trustnounConfidence in or reliance on some person or quality.
bare trustnounA trust whose beneficiary has a right to both income and capital and may call for both to be remitted into his/her own name.
trust lawnoun(law) A body of law regulating the legal instrument for holding wealth known as a trust.
resulting trustnoun(law) A trust that is implied in law, under which property entrusted to one party is not to be used for the benefit of that party, but for that party to use for the benefit of a third party.
cestuy que trustnounAlternative form of cestui que trust. [(law) One who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee.]
trusteenoun(trust law) A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals (beneficiaries), or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for the benefit of another.
constructive noticenoun(law) A notice of a fact which is created by an operation of law, despite a lack of an actual notice.
trust deednoun(law) A deed conveying property to a trustee, for some specific use.
charitable trustnounA trust established for charitable purposes.
totten trustnoun(law) A form of trust created where one party (the settlor of the trust) places money in a bank account or security with instructions that, upon the settlor's death, whatever is in that account will pass to a named beneficiary.
trustificationnounThe formation of a trust to hold and manage something, especially one that has monopolistic control.
cestui que trustnoun(law) One who has the equitable and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in which is vested in a trustee.
trust fundnounLoosely, a substantial inheritance of money.
cotrusteenounA joint trustee.
quistclose trustnoun(law) A trust created where a creditor has lent money to a debtor for a particular purpose. If the debtor uses the money for other purposes, it is held on trust for the creditor. Any inappropriately spent money can then be traced and returned to the creditor.
constructive evictionnoun(law) The breach of a landlord or tenant relationship that occurs when the landlord does not order the tenant to leave the property, but allows the property occupied by the tenant to fall into such poor condition that it is no longer suitable for occupancy.
honorary trustnoun(law) A device by which a person establishes a trust for which there is neither a charitable purpose, nor a private beneficiary to enforce the trust (such as a trust for the care of pets or maintenance of cemetery plots), for which trustee is bound by honor, but not by law, to carry out the wishes of the trustor.
unitrustnoun(finance) A form of trust established by a donor to provide an income stream to a beneficiary, as a percentage of the principal, returning the remainder to the donor when the trust terminates.
trusteeshipnoun(law) Office or function of a trustee.

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