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public trustee

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A public office which acts as a trustee, usually when a sum is required to be deposited as security by legislation, when courts remove another trustee, or for estates where either no executor is named by will or the testator elects wishes to appoint one.

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 公共受託機構 /公共受托机构 (gōnggòng shòutuō jīgòu) — public office which acts as a trustee
  • Finnish: julkinen edunvalvoja — public office which acts as a trustee
  • French: tiers de confiance — public office which acts as a trustee
  • Indonesian: balai harta peninggalan — public office which acts as a trustee