plural of constructive trust

A trust created by operation of law where one party takes physical possession of property, but is legally required to use that property for the benefit of another party, in the absence of a written agreement.

(US, law) A narrow interpretation of a law, especially a law that contains ambiguity

(law) Anything that may be interpreted as equivalent to actual treason by leading naturally to it.

plural of constructive treason

plural of construction unit

(manufacturing) A combination of items that is used as the basis for computing costs and materials needs. A complete construction can consist of multiple construction units, each of which is a copy of the others.

(rhetoric) An utterance in which more is implied than is said, such as "the beasts trembled forth from their dens" (i.e. trembling with fright).

plural of pregnant construction

(law) A legal fiction describing a situation where a person or entity gained an unfair advantage over another by deceitful or unfair methods. Intent does not need to be shown.