trustee ex maleficio

noun

trustee ex ma·​le·​fi·​cio

ˌekˌsmaləˈfikēˌō,

-mäl-

variants or trustee ex delicto

-ˌeksdə̇ˈlik(ˌ)tō

: a person treated as a trustee because guilty of wrongdoing and compelled to account as though he were a trustee for property to which he has legal title for the benefit of those injured and equitably entitled to it

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