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  2. Civil wrong - Wikipedia

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    A civil wrong or wrong is a cause of action under civil law. Types include tort, breach of contract and breach of trust. [1]Something that amounts to a civil wrong is wrongful.

  3. Breach of trust - Wikipedia

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    The Breach of Trust, an 1869 novel by Harriette Woods Baker; Breach of Trust, a 1996 novel by Bonnie MacDougal; Breach of Trust, a 1999 novel by Michael Kasner writing as Don Pendleton, the 39th installment in the Stony Man series; Breach of Trust: How Washington Turns Outsiders Into Insiders, a 2003 book by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn

  4. Dishonest assistance - Wikipedia

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    It is a common belief that dishonest or knowing assistance originates from Lord Selbourne's judgment in Barnes v Addy: [1] [S]trangers are not to be made constructive trustees merely because they act as the agents of trustees in transactions, … unless those agents received and become chargeable with some part of the trust property, or unless they assist with knowledge in a dishonest and ...

  5. Knowing receipt - Wikipedia

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    To be liable for knowing receipt, the claimant must show, first, a disposal of his trust assets in breach of fiduciary duty; second, the beneficial receipt by the defendant of assets which are traceable as representing the assets of the claimant; and third, knowledge on the part of the defendant that the assets he received are traceable to a ...

  6. Tracing in English law - Wikipedia

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    If the property was transferred through breach of trust, it will not be necessary to establish such a relationship, because it already exists. In addition, property transferred through breach of trust may be traced to any third party (other than a purchaser in good faith), even if they did not previously have a fiduciary relationship with the ...

  7. Barnes v Addy - Wikipedia

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    Breach of trust, accessory liability, knowing receipt, knowing assistance Barnes v Addy (1874) LR 9 Ch App 244 [ 1 ] was a decision of the Court of Appeal in Chancery . It established that, in English trusts law , third parties could be liable for a breach of trust in two circumstances, referred to as the two 'limbs' of Barnes v Addy : knowing ...

  8. List of Latin legal terms - Wikipedia

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    Literal translation Definition and use English pron a fortiori: from stronger An a fortiori argument is an "argument from a stronger reason", meaning that, because one fact is true, a second (related and included) fact must also be true. / ˌ eɪ f ɔːr t i ˈ oʊ r aɪ, ˌ eɪ f ɔːr ʃ i ˈ oʊ r aɪ / a mensa et thoro: from table and bed

  9. Constructive trust - Wikipedia

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    In trust law, a constructive trust is an equitable remedy imposed by a court to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights due to either a person obtaining or holding a legal property right which they should not possess due to unjust enrichment or interference, or due to a breach of fiduciary duty, which is intercausative with unjust enrichment and/or property interference.