Trustee in United States
Trustee Definition
A person in whom some estate, interest, or power in or affecting property of any description is vested for the benefit of another. One to whom property has been conveyed to be held or managed for another. In Scotch Law. He who creates a trust.
Trustee in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Trustee | Trustee in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Trustee | Trustee in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the IP Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Trustee | Trustee in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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A person in whom some estate, interest, or power in or affecting property of any description is vested for the benefit of another. One to whom property has been conveyed to be held or managed for another. In Scotch Law. He who creates a trust.
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Plain-English Law
Trustee as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):
The person who manages assets owned by a trust under the terms of the trust document. A trustee’s purpose is to safeguard the trust and distribute trust income or principal as directed in the trust document.
Practical Information
Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982
See trust (in U.S. law): bankruptcy (in U.S. law).
What is Trustee?
For a meaning of it, read Trustee in the Legal Dictionary here. Browse and search more U.S. and international free legal definitions and legal terms related to Trustee.
Concept of Trustee in Labor Law
In this context, a definition of Trustee is offered here: An elected union official whose duty is to monitor the finances of a local union, joint council, conference, or international union. Also, an official appointed by the Independent Review Board or General President of the International Union to manage a local union in trusteeship.
Basic Meaning of Trustee in Funeral Law
Trustee, in this context, means: one who holds title to property or another position of trust to a beneficiary; in funeral arrangements, the person who has the right to control funeral does so on behalf of all survivors.
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Further Reading (Articles)
Trustees Must Take Care When Investing Trust Funds: A Cautionary Tale from the Life of Crocodile Dundee, Mondaq Business Briefing; July 9, 2013; Carey, Bernadette
Trustees Who Deal With Lenders And Other Third Parties., Mondaq Business Briefing; October 21, 2008
Trustees’ Duties And Liabilities Under Mauritius Law., Mondaq Business Briefing; December 4, 2008; Bette-Bennett, James
Trustees’ Duties.(Law overview), Mondaq Business Briefing; September 24, 2009; Rimmer, John
Trustees’ Duty of Confidentiality vs Trustees’ Interests, Mondaq Business Briefing; February 3, 2014; Simpson, William
Trustee De Son Tort Explained., Mondaq Business Briefing; January 8, 2010
A Trustee’s Guide to the Uniform Principal and Income Act, Business Finance (Online Exclusive); April 21, 2014
Should Trustees Give Beneficiaries Annual Reports?, Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; July 14, 2008; Patti S Spencer
Trustee ensures interests are protected, New Straits Times; May 13, 2001; SBB Unit Trust Management Bhd
Trustees Pledge to Reopen UDC Despite Student Sit-In, The Washington Post; September 29, 1990; Keith Harriston Carlos Sanchez
Trustees of PRT Forest Regeneration Income Fund Retain CIBC World Markets as Financial Advisor, CCNMatthews Newswire; April 30, 2007
TRUSTEES STRIP NYDEGGER OF PRESIDENCY, Dayton Daily News (Dayton, OH); October 17, 2002; Katherine Ullmer Dayton Daily News
TRUSTEES ELECT NEW CHAIR, NEW CHARTER TRUSTEE, REELECT TWO MEMBERS, US Fed News Service, Including US State News; June 8, 2007
UMass trustees ready for presidential search May interview 4 for interim replacement, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); May 16, 1995; Alice Dembner, Globe Staff
BU trustees agree to increase control Pact sought by AG curbs Silber role, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); December 15, 1993; Alice Dembner, Globe Staff
UMASS TRUSTEES REBUFF GOVERNOR ON BULGER ROMNEY VOWS TO REPLACE BOARD MEMBERS, The Boston Globe (Boston, MA); June 27, 2003; Jenna Russell, and Patrick Healy, Globe Staff
Trustees must be held liable, New Straits Times; January 18, 2013; Datuk Jaspal S. Korotana
TRUSTEES UNITE AGAINST LEDERER, The Record (Bergen County, NJ); January 19, 1995; MARY McGRATH, Staff Writer
Keeping Trustee Minutes., Mondaq Business Briefing; January 17, 2011
Trustees under Pressure as Burden of Liability Grows, The Birmingham Post (England); December 6, 2007
Trustee Definition in the context of the Federal Court System
In a bankruptcy case, a person appointed to represent the interests of the bankruptcy estate and the unsecured creditors. The trustee’s responsibilities may include liquidating the property of the estate, making distributions to creditors, and bringing actions against creditors or the debtor
to recover property of the bankruptcy estate.
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