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CY PRES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cy pres mean?
• CY PRES (noun)
The noun CY PRES has 1 sense:
1. a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
Familiarity information: CY PRES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
cy pres; cy pres doctrine; rule of cy pres
Hypernyms ("cy pres" is a kind of...):
regulation; rule (a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior)
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