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Constructive Trust

/ kon-STRUK-tiv trust /

Definition

A trust imposed by courts to prevent unjust enrichment.

Used in Context

“A constructive trust was imposed on the fraudulently obtained property.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: construere, to build

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