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Constructive Trust

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
involuntary trust
plural
Constructive Trusts
possessive
Constructive Trust's
pluralpossessive
Constructive Trusts'