Get to know Settlor better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Settlor meaning
A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
Using Settlor
- The main meaning on this page is: A person who settles property on express trust for the benefit of beneficiaries.
- In the example corpus, settlor often appears in combinations such as: the settlor.
Context around Settlor
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 4 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Settlor
- In this selection, "settlor" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, coverage, king, coverage, grants and express stand out and add context to how "settlor" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include ancient king settlor grants property and arrangement the settlor may be. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "settlor" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with settlor
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named. (12 words)
The settlor has much discretion when creating the trust, subject to some limitations imposed by law. (16 words)
New policies may include excessive fee coverage, settlor coverage, and a comprehensive list of covered civil penalties. (17 words)
In medieval English trust law, the settlor was known as the feoffor to uses while the trustee was known as the feoffee to uses and the beneficiary was known as the cestui que use, or cestui que trust. (38 words)
In the case of discretionary trusts, where the trustees have power to decide who the beneficiaries will be, the settlor must have described a clear class of beneficiaries ( McPhail v Doulton ). (31 words)
Creation Trusts may be created by the expressed intentions of the settlor ( express trusts ) citation or they may be created by operation of law known as implied trusts. (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
New policies may include excessive fee coverage, settlor coverage, and a comprehensive list of covered civil penalties.
For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.
An ancient king (settlor) grants property back to its previous owner (beneficiary) during his absence, supported by witness testimony (trustee).
Because a will can become effective only upon death, a testamentary trust is generally created at or following the date of the settlor's death.
Courts may generally recognize spendthrift clauses against trust beneficiaries and their creditors, but not against creditors of a settlor.
Creation Trusts may be created by the expressed intentions of the settlor ( express trusts ) citation or they may be created by operation of law known as implied trusts.
In a hybrid trust, the trustee must pay a certain amount of the trust property to each beneficiary fixed by the settlor.
In medieval English trust law, the settlor was known as the feoffor to uses while the trustee was known as the feoffee to uses and the beneficiary was known as the cestui que use, or cestui que trust.
In such an arrangement the settlor may be in a position to benefit from the trust assets, without owning them, and therefore in theory protected from creditors.
In the case of discretionary trusts, where the trustees have power to decide who the beneficiaries will be, the settlor must have described a clear class of beneficiaries ( McPhail v Doulton ).
Sometimes, a power of appointment is given to someone other than the trustee, such as the settlor, the protector, or a beneficiary.
The settlor has much discretion when creating the trust, subject to some limitations imposed by law.
Common combinations with settlor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: