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  2. Settlor - Wikipedia

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    In trust law, a settlor is a person who settles (i.e. gives into trust) their property for the benefit of the beneficiary.In some legal systems, a settlor is also referred to as a trustor, or occasionally, a grantor or donor.

  3. Settlement hierarchy - Wikipedia

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    Thus, some cathedral cities in England (e.g., Ely, Cambridgeshire) have a much smaller populations than some towns (e.g., Luton). In some parts of the United States, the distinction between town and city is a matter of a decision by local government to incorporate.

  4. Settler - Wikipedia

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    A depiction of the first medieval settlers arriving in Iceland, 1850. A settler is a person who establishes or joins a permanent presence that is separate to existing communities. The entity that a settler establishes is a settlement. A settler is called a pioneer if they are among the first settling at a place that is new to the settler ...

  5. Trustor vs. Trustee: What’s the Difference? - AOL

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    Continue reading → The post Trustor vs. Trustee: What’s the Difference? appeared first on SmartAsset Blog. Trusts are a useful tool for financial and estate planning, allowing a family to set ...

  6. Trust (law) - Wikipedia

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    A constructive trust [13] is a trust implied by law to work out justice between the parties, regardless of their intentions. Common ways in which a trust is created include: a written trust instrument created by the settlor and signed by both the settlor and the trustees (often referred to as an inter vivos or living trust);

  7. United States trust law - Wikipedia

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    United States trust law is the body of law that regulates the legal instrument for holding wealth known as a trust.. Most of the law regulating the creation and administration of trusts in the United States is now statutory at the state level.

  8. Human settlement - Wikipedia

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    The complexity of a settlement can range from a minuscule number of dwellings grouped together to the largest of cities with surrounding urbanized areas. Settlements include hamlets, villages, towns and cities. A settlement may have known historical properties such as the date or era in which it was first settled, or first settled by particular ...

  9. Administrative divisions of New York (state) - Wikipedia

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    The forms of government cities can have are council–manager, strong mayor–council, weak mayor–council or commission. Forty-six cities, the majority, use the mayor–council form. [21] Strong mayor–council – An elective mayor serves as the chief executive and administrative head of the city. A city council serves as a legislature. The ...