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express trust UK US noun [C]
► LAW a trust (= legal arrangement in which a person or organization controls another's assets) whose conditions are stated by the person making it, rather than being agreed by a legal process in a court: »
An express trust is created by a settlor (the person setting up the trust) giving explicit instructions as to how his or her property is to be held.
Financial and business terms. 2012.