fiduciary duty

Noun

Meaning

the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

control direction authority administration agency delegation custodianship duty of care fiduciary obligation commission trusts fiduciary duties fiduciary functions fiduciary responsibilities duty of loyalty duty of obedience
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Hypernyms

legal duty

Examples

A fiduciary duty to one's brothers is not something that need bind the hand of any man if he can satisfy the Court on the balance of probabilities that, through his actions, he would get some. Alfred Denning, Baron Denning

Close letter words and terms

fiduciary coemption fiduciary currency fiduciary duties fiduciary functions fiduciary obligation fiduciary obligations