HyperDic: constructive_trust

English > 1 sense of the expression constructive trust:
NOUNpossessionconstructive trust, involuntary trusta trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights
English > constructive trust: 1 sense > noun 1, possession
MeaningA trust created by a court (regardless of the intent of the parties) to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights.
Synonyminvoluntary trust
Broaderimplied trustA trust inferred / inferred by operation of law

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