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fiduciary in French

fiduciary in French is fiduciaire, chargé de pouvoirs, curateur — fiduciary means a person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.

fiduciary in French

fiduciaire
adj
(legal) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
chargé de pouvoirs
noun
(legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
curateur
noun
(legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
mandataire
noun
(legal) One who holds a thing in trust for another.

What does "fiduciary" mean?

  1. noun A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.
    "As a fiduciary, the trustee cannot invest the fund in her own business."
  2. adjective Relating to the legal duty of trust and loyalty owed by someone who acts on another person's behalf.
    "The board was found to have breached its fiduciary duty to shareholders."
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fiduciary in a sentence

  • As a fiduciary, the trustee cannot invest the fund in her own business.
  • Ask whether your adviser is a fiduciary before you hand over anything.
  • The board was found to have breached its fiduciary duty to shareholders.
  • He held the shares in a fiduciary capacity.

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What is "fiduciary" in French?

"fiduciary" in French is fiduciaire, chargé de pouvoirs, curateur. fiduciary means: A person or organisation legally required to manage money or property in someone else's best interests rather than their own, such as a trustee, executor or certain financial advisers.

How do you use "fiduciary" in a sentence?

Example: "As a fiduciary, the trustee cannot invest the fund in her own business." In French, "fiduciary" is fiduciaire, chargé de pouvoirs, curateur.

Are there other ways to say "fiduciary" in French?

Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "fiduciary": fiduciaire, chargé de pouvoirs, curateur, mandataire.

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