secret trust

An instrument, usu. a will, that appears to give an absolute gift to another although the donee has orally agreed with the grantor that he or she is to use the property for the benefit of some third party.

• Courts admit evidence of the promise to prevent unjust enrichment and enforce it by imposing the remedy of a constructive trust upon the reneging “trustee.” Cf. semi-secret trust. [Cases: Trusts 35(3).]

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译者Joanne，毕业于亚洲顶尖的高级翻译学院，擅长翻译各种与房地产业相关的法律文件。