trust
Definition 1
Legal entity created by a party (the trustor) through which a second party (the trustee) holds the right to manage the trustor's assets or property for the benefit of a third party (the beneficiary). The four main types of trusts are: (1) Living: trust created by the trustor while he or she is alive. (2) Testamentary: trust established through a will and which comes into effect (is created) when the trustor dies. (3) Revocable: trust that can be modified or terminated by the trustor after its creation. (4) Irrevocable: trust that cannot be modified or terminated by the trustor after its creation.
Definition 2
Property interest held by a party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary).
trust is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
trust appears in the definitions of the following terms:
tentative trust,
aliquot part rule,
settlor,
trust statutory,
nominee name,
constructive trust,
sprinkling trust,
escrow agreement,
intergenerational equity,
real estate mortgage investment conduit (REMIC)
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