Search Result for "cy pres doctrine":
Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible;
[syn: cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy pres doctrine]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cy pres doctrine
    n 1: a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the
         intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as
         nearly as possible [syn: cy pres, rule of cy pres, cy
         pres doctrine]