Cy-près doctrine
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cy-pr-s-doctrine-181-5949706
title:
Cy-près doctrine
text:
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. The doctrine first arose in the English courts of equity, originating in the law of charitable trusts, but it has since been applied in the context of class action settlements in the United States. An example of the doctrine'
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Court amendment of a legal document
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cy-pr%C3%A8s_doctrine
date created:
2005-04-06T07:56:38Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T20:22:08Z
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