breach of trust

breach of trust. A trustee’s violation of either the trust’s terms or the trustee’s general fiduciary obligations; the violation of a duty that equity imposes on a trustee, whether the violation was willful, fraudulent, negligent, or inadvertent. • A breach of trust subjects the trustee to removal and creates personal liability.

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双语律师Matthew，国际知名法学院法律专业，擅长翻译各类与商业秘密起诉与调查相关的法律文件。