express trust

Other forms: express trusts

Definitions of express trust
  1. noun
    a trust created by the free and deliberate act of the parties involved (usually on the basis of written documentation)
    synonyms: direct trust
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    type of:
    trust
    something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
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