"breach of trust" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: breaches of trust [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|breaches of trust}} breach of trust (plural breaches of trust)
  1. (law) An act, omission or concealment, by which a person who has a fiduciary duty to act in the interest of another instead uses their position for their own benefit. Categories (topical): Law Translations (Translations): vertrouwensbreuk [feminine] (Dutch), luottamusaseman väärinkäyttö (Finnish), abus de confiance [masculine] (French), Vertrauensbruch [masculine] (German), abuso di fiducia [masculine] (Italian), pecah amanah (Malay), nadużycie zaufania [neuter] (Polish), naruszenie zaufania [neuter] (Polish), abuso de confianza [masculine] (Spanish), trolöshet mot huvudman [common-gender] (Swedish), torymddiriedolaeth [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-breach_of_trust-en-noun-KuK7P19W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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