trusteeship

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• trusteeship — trust‧ee‧ship [trʌˈstiːʆɪp] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW FINANCE the job of controlling a trust or when property or assets are controlled by a trustee: • The company was placed into trusteeship in April 1999 through a bankruptcy court. •… …   Financial and business terms

• Trusteeship — Trus*tee ship, n. The office or duty of a trustee. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trusteeship — index charge (custody), custody (supervision), ward Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• trusteeship — ● trusteeship nom masculin (mot anglais signifiant poste d administrateur) Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, territoire (dit aussi trust territory) administré par un pays sous contrôle international (O.N.U.) jusqu à ce qu il soit capable de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• trusteeship — [trus tē′ship] n. 1. the position or function of a trustee 2. a) a commission from the United Nations to a country to administer a trust territory b) the condition or fact of being a trust territory …   English World dictionary

• trusteeship — UK [ˌtrʌˈstiːʃɪp] / US [trʌˈstɪˌʃɪp] noun Word forms trusteeship : singular trusteeship plural trusteeships 1) [countable/uncountable] legal the job or responsibilities of a trustee 2) a) [uncountable] the responsibility for governing an area… …   English dictionary

• trusteeship — /tru stee ship/, n. 1. Law. the office or function of a trustee. 2. the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by a body (Trusteeship Council) of the United Nations. 3. See trust territory. [1720 30; TRUSTEE + SHIP] * * * …   Universalium

• trusteeship — /trʌsˈtiʃɪp/ (say trus teeship) noun 1. the office or function of a trustee. 2. the administrative control of a territory granted to a country by an organ (Trusteeship Council) of the United Nations. 3. → trust territory …  

• trusteeship — trustee ► NOUN 1) Law an individual or member of a board given powers of administration of property in trust with a legal obligation to administer it solely for the purposes specified. 2) a state made responsible for the government of an area by… …   English terms dictionary

• Trusteeship Council — ▪ UN       one of the principal organs of the United Nations (UN), designed to supervise the government of trust territories and to lead them to self government or independence. The council originally consisted of states administering trust… …   Universalium

• trusteeship — noun Date: circa 1736 1. the office or function of a trustee 2. supervisory control by one or more countries over a trust territory …   New Collegiate Dictionary