English Dictionary

cy pres

IPA（発音記号）

/siː.pɹeɪ/

名詞

不可算名詞

(law) In the law governing charitable trusts, the doctrine that a court may direct the funds of the trust to a best alternative, to be chosen when the original beneficiary is no longer a choice.

日本語の意味

慈善信託法において、指定された受益者への給付が不可能になった場合、裁判所がその信託資金を最良の代替目的に振り向けることを認める法理論

When the charity that was supposed to benefit dissolved, the trustees petitioned the court to invoke cy pres so the donated funds could be redirected to a similar public purpose.

受益となるはずだった慈善団体が解散したため、受託者たちは寄付金をできる限り近い別の公益目的に充てることを認める法理の適用を裁判所に請求した。

意味（1）

(law) In the law governing charitable trusts, the doctrine that a court may direct the funds of the trust to a best alternative, to be chosen when the original beneficiary is no longer a choice.