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living trust

 
 
noun [C] (also formal inter vivos trust)

Definition

LAW a legal arrangement which allows someone to give their assets to someone else while they are alive but still keep control of them until they die: You can still control your assets if you put them into a living trust. → Compare living will, will noun
(Definition of living trust noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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