☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Cy Pres

A doctrine permitting a court to modify the terms of a charitable trust when the original purpose becomes impossible or impractical, applying the trust property to a purpose as near as possible to the original intent.

Etymology: Norman French: 'cy pres comme possible' — as near as possible · Category: Trust Law · Source: Black's Law Dictionary
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