| Meaning | The legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter. |
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| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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| Narrower | bank-depositor relation | The responsibility of a bank to act in the best interests of the depositors |
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| confidential adviser-advisee relation | The responsibility of a confidential adviser to act in the best interest of the advisee |
| conservator-ward relation | The responsibility of a conservator to act in the best interests of the ward |
| director-stockholder relation | The responsibility of corporate directors to act in the best interests of stockholders |
| executor-heir relation | The responsibility of an executor (or administrator) of an estate to act in the best interests of the heir |
| lawyer-client relation, attorney-client relation | The responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client |
| partner relation | The responsibility of partners to act in one another's best interests |
| receiver-creditor relation | The responsibility of receiver or trustee in bankruptcy to act in the best interests of the creditor |
| trustee-beneficiary relation | The responsibility of a trustee to act in the best interests of the beneficiary |
| Broader | legal relation | A professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) |
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