breach of trust

English

Noun

breach of trust (plural breaches of trust)

(law) An act, omission or concealment, by which a person who has a fiduciary duty to act in the interest of another instead uses their position for their own benefit.
- 2021 October 20, “Network News: Leadership changes at Govia Thameslink Railway and Southeastern”, in RAIL, number 942, page 8:
  It is the first time a train operator has been renationalised over a breach of trust.

Translations

Translations

Dutch: vertrouwensbreuk (nl) f
Finnish: luottamusaseman väärinkäyttö
French: abus de confiance (fr) m
German: Vertrauensbruch (de) m
Italian: abuso di fiducia m
Malay: pecah amanah (ms)
Polish: nadużycie zaufania n, naruszenie zaufania n
Spanish: abuso de confianza m
Swedish: trolöshet mot huvudman c
Welsh: torymddiriedolaeth m

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