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  • 11trust — [trust] n. [ME < ON traust, trust, lit., firmness < IE * drou sto < base * deru , tree > TREE, TRUE + sto , standing < base * sta , to STAND] 1. a) firm belief or confidence in the honesty, integrity, reliability, justice, etc. of… …

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  • 12trust fund theory — or doctrine Generic term used in many contexts to describe the imposition of fiduciary obligations on persons who control money or property of another under certain circumstances. A creature of equity which operates to treat officers, directors,… …

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  • 13trust fund theory or doctrine — Generic term used in many contexts to describe the imposition of fiduciary obligations on persons who control money or property of another under certain circumstances. A creature of equity which operates to treat officers, directors, or majority… …

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  • 14trust account — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► a bank account that is used by a person or organization to manage money for another person or group of people: »The money was deposited in a trust account for her until she reached the age of 18. ► an account that is used …

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  • 15trust, resulting — n. A trust that has not been explicitly created but that arises when it seems that a person transferring property to another must have wanted the person who receives title to the property to use it to benefit someone else. See also cestui que The …

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  • 16trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… …

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  • 17Trust law — In common law legal systems, a trust is an arrangement whereby property (including real, tangible and intangible) is managed by one person (or persons, or organizations) for the benefit of another. A trust is created by a settlor, who entrusts… …

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  • 18trust — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reliance, confidence; credit; holding company, monopoly. See belief, business. v. rely on, believe in, give credit to. Se belief. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Reliance] Syn. confidence, Dependence, belief,… …

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  • 19trust — A fiduciary relationship calling for a trustee to hold the title to assets for the benefit of the beneficiary. The person creating the trust, who may or may not also be the beneficiary, is called the grantor. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See… …

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  • 20trust — [[t]trʌ̱st[/t]] ♦♦ trusts, trusting, trusted 1) VERB If you trust someone, you believe that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm you. [V n] I trust you completely, he said... [V n] He did argue in a general… …

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