constructive trust

/kənˌstrʌktɪv trəst/
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Other forms: constructive trusts

Definitions of constructive trust
  1. noun
    a trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights
    synonyms: involuntary trust
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    type of:
    implied trust
    a trust inferred by operation of law
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