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Constructive trust   /kənstrˈəktɪv trəst/   Listen
adjective
Constructive  adj.  
1.
Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power. "The constructive fingers of Watts."
2.
Derived from, or depending on, construction, inference, or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
3.
Helpful; promoting improvement; intended to help; as, constructive criticism; constructive suggestions. Contrasted with destructive.
Constructive crimes (Law), acts having effects analogous to those of some statutory or common law crimes; as, constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer recognized by the courts.
Constructive notice, notice imputed by construction of law.
Constructive trust, a trust which may be assumed to exist, though no actual mention of it be made.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48







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