breach of trust

1. 1.

   violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him

   Broaderbreach of contract

Questions about breach of trust

What does breach of trust mean?

breach of trust means "violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of him".

Is breach of trust a common word?

breach of trust is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.