"fiduciary duty" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fiduciary duties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} fiduciary duty (plural fiduciary duties)
  1. (law) The legal obligation of loyalty under which a fiduciary may have no conflict of duty between themselves and their principal, and must not profit from their position as a fiduciary. Categories (topical): Law Translations (legal obligation): 信託義務 (Chinese Mandarin), 信托义务 (xìntuō yìwù) (Chinese Mandarin), luottamusvelvollisuus (Finnish), Treuepflicht [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-fiduciary_duty-en-noun-RVK~qykT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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