breach of trust
An act, omission or concealment, by which a person who has a fiduciary duty to act in…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.
» This is a serious breach of trust.
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1 sensesAn 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.
Vertrauensbruch
- violation (either through fraud or negligence) by a trustee of a duty that equity requires of them
Examples
5 sentencesThis is a serious breach of trust.
Can you forgive a breach of trust?
Would you forgive a breach of trust?
Data breaches undermine trust.
The former president of a certain association has been arrested on suspicion of breach of trust.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: breaches of trust| Singular | breach of trust |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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