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Noun Concept
Categories: United States law, Wills and trusts, English law
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cy pres  rule of cy pres  cy pres doctrine  cy-près doctrine  cy-pres
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A rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible WordNet 3.0
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The cy-près doctrine is a legal doctrine which allows a court to amend a legal document to enforce it "as near as possible" to the original intent of the instrument, in situations where it becomes impossible, impracticable, or illegal to enforce it under its original terms. Wikipedia
legal doctrine allowing legal documents to be enforced "as near as possible" Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
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