fiduciary relation — noun the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑legal relation • Hyponyms: ↑bank depositor relation, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
fiduciary — fi·du·cia·ry 1 /fə dü shə rē, dyü , shē ˌer ē/ n pl ries: one often in a position of authority who obligates himself or herself to act on behalf of another (as in managing money or property) and assumes a duty to act in good faith and with care,… … Law dictionary
fiduciary relationship — fiduciary re·la·tion·ship n: a relationship in which one party places special trust, confidence, and reliance in and is influenced by another who has a fiduciary duty to act for the benefit of the party – called also confidential relationship,… … Law dictionary
fiduciary — /fad(y)uwsh(iy)ary/ The term is derived from the Roman law, and means (as a noun) a person holding the character of a trustee, or a character analogous to that of a trustee, in respect to the trust and confidence involved in it and the scrupulous … Black's law dictionary
fiduciary — /fad(y)uwsh(iy)ary/ The term is derived from the Roman law, and means (as a noun) a person holding the character of a trustee, or a character analogous to that of a trustee, in respect to the trust and confidence involved in it and the scrupulous … Black's law dictionary
Fiduciary — One party, for example a corporate trust company or the trust department of a bank, holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity to another, such as one whose funds are entrusted to it for investment. In a fiduciary relation one… … Wikipedia
fiduciary — I. noun (plural ries) Date: 1631 one that holds a fiduciary relation or acts in a fiduciary capacity II. adjective Etymology: Latin fiduciarius, from fiducia confidence, trust, from fidere Date: circa 1641 of, relating to, or involving a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
fiduciary — fiduciarily, adv. /fi dooh shee er ee, dyooh /, n., pl. fiduciaries, adj. n. 1. Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another. adj. 2. Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her… … Universalium
fiduciary — /fəˈdjuʃəri/ (say fuh dyoohshuhree) noun (plural fiduciaries) 1. Law a person to whom property is entrusted to hold, control, or manage for another. –adjective 2. Law of or relating to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal: a… …
fiduciary — fi•du•ci•ar•y [[t]fɪˈdu ʃiˌɛr i, ˈdyu [/t]] n. pl. ar•ies, adj. 1) law Law. a person to whom property or power is entrusted for the benefit of another 2) law Law. of or pertaining to the relation between a fiduciary and his or her principal 3)… … From formal English to slang
