constituinte
1. A person who establishes a trust by transferring property or assets to a trustee for the benefit of beneficiaries
The settlor created a trust fund for his children's education.
O constituinte criou um fundo fiduciário para a educação de seus filhos.
2. The person who creates and funds a trust arrangement under trust law
As the settlor, she had the power to modify the trust terms during her lifetime.
Como constituinte, ela tinha o poder de modificar os termos do trust durante sua vida.
The term 'settlor' is primarily used in Anglo-American trust law and estate planning contexts. In Brazil and Portugal, 'constituinte' is the equivalent legal term used in civil law jurisdictions when discussing trusts (fundos fiduciários) or similar trust-like arrangements. The concept reflects differences between common law and civil law legal systems.
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