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cy pres 1 /ˌsē-'prā/ n [Anglo-French, as near (as possible)]: a rule in the law of trusts and estates that provides for the interpretation of instruments as nearly as possible in conformity with the intention of the testator when literal construction is illegal, impracticable, or impossiblecy pres 2 adv: in accordance with the rule of cy pres
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adverb
as near as may be, as near as practicable, as near as possible
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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'so near', the term used in relation to trusts when the court applies the trust property to a charitable purpose very like the one originally intended where that original has become impossible to meet.
Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001.
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French. "As near as." The equitable doctrine that a deed or will whose terms cannot be carried out may be modified by a court so that the intent of the instrument's maker can be fulfilled as closely as possible.=>> crime.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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Abbreviated form of cy pres comme possible, French for "as near as possible." The name of a rule employed in the construction of such instruments as trusts and wills, by which the intention of the person who executes the instrument is effectuated as nearly as possible when circumstances make it impossible or illegal to give literal effect to the document.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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Abbreviated form of cy pres comme possible, French for "as near as possible." The name of a rule employed in the construction of such instruments as trusts and wills, by which the intention of the person who executes the instrument is effectuated as nearly as possible when circumstances make it impossible or illegal to give literal effect to the document.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
