🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Responsabilité fiduciaire

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛspɔ̃sabilite fidusjɛʁ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fiduciary Responsibility/fɪˈduːʃiˌɛri rɪˈspɒnsəˌbɪlɪti/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Un avocat a une responsabilité fiduciaire envers son client."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A legal obligation of one party to act in the best interest of another, typically in a financial or investment context.

    "As a trustee, she has a fiduciary responsibility to manage the assets wisely for the beneficiaries."
  2. 2

    The duty to act in the best interest of another party, often involving a relationship of trust and confidence.

    "The lawyer's fiduciary responsibility requires her to prioritize her client's interests above her own."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'fiduciary' originates from the Latin word 'fiducia', meaning 'trust', and has evolved through legal contexts to denote a relationship of trust and confidence. 'Responsibility' comes from the Latin 'responsabilis', meaning 'accountable', reflecting the obligation to act in the best interest of another party.

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🇫🇷French → English

Responsabilité fiduciaire

Transliteration: ʁɛspɔ̃sabilite fidusjɛʁ

"Un avocat a une responsabilité fiduciaire envers son client."

🇩🇪German → English

Treuhandverantwortung

Transliteration: troɪ̯handfɛʁˈʔantvɔʁtʊŋ

"Ein Treuhänder hat eine Treuhandverantwortung gegenüber den Begünstigten."

🇮🇹Italian → English

Responsabilità fiduciaria

Transliteration: responsabilità fiduʧiaria

"Il fiduciario ha la responsabilità fiduciaria nei confronti dei beneficiari."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

Responsabilidad fiduciaria

Transliteration: responsabilidad fiduciaria

"El abogado tiene una responsabilidad fiduciaria hacia su cliente."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

Responsabilidade fiduciária

Transliteration: ʁesponsabilidaʒ fiduʒiˈaɾiɐ

"O advogado tem uma responsabilidade fiduciária para com seu cliente."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

विश्वास संबंधी जिम्मेदारी

Transliteration: vishwas sambandhi zimmedari

"वकील की विश्वास संबंधी जिम्मेदारी अपने ग्राहक के प्रति है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

信托责任

Transliteration: xìntuō zérèn

"律师对客户有信托责任。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

신탁 책임

Transliteration: sintak chaegim

"변호사는 고객에 대한 신탁 책임이 있습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

信託責任

Transliteration: shintaku sekinin

"弁護士はクライアントに対して信託責任があります。"

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