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Type of legal remedy
In trust law, a constructive trust is an equitable remedy imposed by a court to benefit a party that has been wrongfully deprived of its rights due to
Constructive_trust
Three-party fiduciary relationship
also said to be two forms of constructive trust, the institutional constructive trust and the remedial constructive trust. The latter is an "equitable
Trust_(law)
Person who holds a legal or ethical relationship of trust
held on constructive trust for the principal, the only innocent party. Bribes were initially considered not to be held on constructive trust, but were
Fiduciary
Creation and protection of asset funds
trusts, constructive trusts, and resulting trusts. Sub-types of express trusts include discretionary trusts, testamentary trusts, inter vivos trusts, and
English_trust_law
Trust that comes into force after death
thus constructive; if the more modern view is correct, the trusts exist without the court's permission, and are express trusts. However, a secret trust does
Secret_trusts_in_English_law
Form of trust created by the English law courts
Constructive trusts in English law are a form of trust created by the English law courts primarily where the defendant has dealt with property in an "unconscionable
Constructive trusts in English law
Constructive_trusts_in_English_law
Set of legal principles supplementing but distinct from the Common Law
resulting trust, a constructive trust does not give effect to the imputed/presumed intention of the parties. In the United States, a trust can be set
Equity_(law)
Trust in which the beneficiaries and their entitlements are not fixed
Discretionary trusts can only arise as express trusts. It is not possible for a constructive trust or a resulting trust to arise as a discretionary trust. Discretionary
Discretionary_trust
Trust to trace lent money
classification of Quistclose trusts in existing trusts law: whether they are resulting trusts, express trusts, constructive trusts or, as Lord Millett said
Quistclose trusts in English law
Quistclose_trusts_in_English_law
Legal remedy taking away a benefit wrongfully obtained
property. Remedy for unjust enrichment is frequently an imposition of constructive trust over the property unjustly retained. The Restatement (Third) of Restitution
Restitution and unjust enrichment
Restitution_and_unjust_enrichment
Legal doctrine whereby a person is entitled to enforce the rights of another
effect the subrogation remedy by way of equitable lien, charge, or a constructive trust with a liability to account. Crucially, the claimant's rights are
Subrogation
Court-enforced rights or penalties
ascertainment of the defendant's profits is important. Constructive trust Constructive trust is enforced in situations where the possession of a property
Legal_remedy
Vacation of a property by a tenant due to actions, or inaction, by the landlord
Constructive eviction is a circumstance where a tenant's use of the property is so significantly impeded by actions under the landlord's authority that
Constructive_eviction
Person who authorizes an agent to create legal relationships with a third party
entitled to the principal, the principal can ask the court to deem it a constructive trust—that the agent is holding the property on behalf of the principal
Principal_(commercial_law)
Preventive judicial device in common law
Provisions) Act 1989) to be void. A claim for the imposition of a constructive trust to provide a remedy for a disappointed expectation engendered by a
Estoppel
Concept in law
rectification equitable estoppel certain proprietary remedies, such as constructive trusts subrogation in very specific circumstances, an equitable lien. equitable
Equitable_remedy
Irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes
A charitable trust is an irrevocable trust established for charitable purposes. In some jurisdictions, it is a more specific term than "charitable organization"
Charitable_trust
Law of real property in England and Wales
rights should be created. The law acknowledges a "resulting" or "constructive trust" over the property. These interests, and leases under 7 years length
English_land_law
A remedial constructive trust is a type of constructive trust recognised in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, which allows
Remedial_constructive_trust
Acquisition of property
transferring parties, such as in the establishment of fideicommissa (Roman trusts). The need for establishing ownership by means other than conveyance was
Usucaption
Element of trust law
settlor." There are two types of implied trust: Resulting trust Constructive trust Scott Atkins. Equity and Trusts (1st ed.). Routledge. p. 35. v t e
Implied_trust
Leading English property law case
departing from Lloyds Bank plc v Rosset, when deciding whether a constructive trust existed, ... indirect contributions, such as making improvements which
Stack_v_Dowden
to that effect, and the work Mrs Rosset did was not enough for a constructive trust. The court also held, obiter, the date to determine whether Mrs Rosset
Lloyds_Bank_plc_v_Rosset
sometimes to distinguish it from implied trusts (such as some constructive trusts and some resulting trusts) in which the trustee does not have express
Fiduciary_trust
Property which can be moved from one location to another
secured with a similar kind of device, variously called a chattel mortgage, a trust receipt, or a security interest. In the United States, Article 9 of the
Personal_property
Supreme Court of Canada case
Supreme Court of Canada. The Court established a new formulation of the constructive trust as a remedy for unjust enrichment based on the ideas of Professor
Pettkus_v_Becker
Legal process
(or a resulting trust) an equitable charge over the property an account of profits, secured by an equitable lien a constructive trust Macmillan Inc v
Tracing_(law)
liable for a breach of trust or fiduciary duty. It is sufficient if the trust in question is a resulting trust or constructive trust. Previously, it was
Dishonest_assistance
1993 Privy Council trust law case
accepted by a person in a position of trust, can be traced into any property bought and is held on constructive trust for the beneficiary. After a period
Attorney General for Hong Kong v Reid
Attorney_General_for_Hong_Kong_v_Reid
Damages assessed in order to punish the defendant for outrageous conduct
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Punitive_damages
Fact assumed for the purpose of a legal rule
physically in someone's possession. Constructive Trust - Used by courts as a remedy for unjust enrichment, constructive trust is a trusteeship created by the
Legal_fiction
Supreme Court of Canada case
of pension protection to affect any question of the existence of a constructive trust (in contrast to the Supreme Court's recent ruling in Century Services)
Sun Indalex Finance, LLC v United Steelworkers
Sun_Indalex_Finance,_LLC_v_United_Steelworkers
Common mode of ownership of real property
doctrine helping them is the bona fide purchaser without actual nor constructive notice doctrine. This is however subject to all of the prudent surveyors
Freehold_(law)
Legal concept regarding termination of employment
In employment law, constructive dismissal occurs when an employee resigns due to the employer creating a hostile work environment. This often serves as
Constructive_dismissal
Value of a person's assets minus their liabilities
the complex system of future interests (q.v.) which allows concepts of trusts and estates to elide into actuarial science through the use of life contingencies
Estate_(law)
Common law term in property law
not be bound by equitable interests of which they do not have actual, constructive, or imputed notice, as long as they have made "such inspections as ought
Bona_fide_purchaser
Legal order to stop specific acts
defamed by family members in a dispute over a multimillion-pound family trust obtained anonymity for himself and for his relatives. Roy Greenslade credits
Injunction
Right of a court to triple the amount of the actual/compensatory damages awarded
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Treble_damages
Judgement of the High Court of Australia
legal doctrines relating to equity, property, unjust enrichment, and constructive trusts, as well as the doctrine of precedent as it applies in Australia
Farah Constructions Pty Ltd v Say-Dee Pty Ltd
Farah_Constructions_Pty_Ltd_v_Say-Dee_Pty_Ltd
Legal relationship in common law
somewhat different, as, 'A delivery of goods in trust, on a contract expressed or implied, that the trust shall be duly exercised and the goods re-delivered
Bailment
Legal and public disputes between a software company and Linux vendors and users
affirmed the summary judgment, and added interest payments and a constructive trust. On August 24, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
SCO–Linux_disputes
Land, including its buildings and resources
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Real_estate
v Eves [1975] EWCA Civ 3 is an English land law case, concerning constructive trusts of the family home. Mr Eves bought a home and kept the legal title
Eves_v_Eves
Historical development of Chancery jurisdiction and trusts
of the latter. This was analogous to the modern Vendor-Purchaser Constructive Trust. The 1536 statute meant, that these Uses were executed immediately
History_of_equity_and_trusts
Legal concept
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Straw_man_(law)
a trust deed) (also called an inter vivos trust), as a result of a testamentary trust or as a result of the operation of law as a constructive trust or
Australian_trust_law
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Equitable_conversion
English legal case
intention to reflect what is conscionable underlies all resulting and constructive trusts. The decision was arguably the most significant of all of the local
Westdeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale v Islington LBC
Westdeutsche_Landesbank_Girozentrale_v_Islington_LBC
Concept in common law legal systems
deed to still be binding on future purchasers, through the doctrine of constructive notice. However, the UK Parliament has weakened the impact of this rule
Equitable_interest
constructive contracts, constructive trusts, constructive fraud, constructive intent, constructive possession, and constructive anything else the law chooses
Constructive_treason
Type of legal instrument in Common law
of the property, is called a wild deed. A wild deed does not provide constructive notice to later purchasers of the property, because subsequent bona fide
Deed
Legal term for compensation awarded for loss or injury
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Damages
Trust which allows the beneficiary access to assets without legally owning them
In trust law, an asset-protection trust is any form of trust which provides for funds to be held on a discretionary basis. Such trusts are set up in an
Asset-protection_trust
English land law case
promise (such as would be necessary for proprietary estoppel or for a constructive trust), overturning a £2m award on the basis of a possible lien arising
Cobbe v Yeoman's Row Management Ltd
Cobbe_v_Yeoman's_Row_Management_Ltd
Legal terms in property law
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Ingress,_egress,_and_regress
Trust which is explicitly created and not inferred from the parties' conduct
In trust law, an express trust is a trust created "in express terms, and usually in writing, as distinguished from one inferred by the law from the conduct
Express_trust
Equitable remedy in contract law
fide purchaser Clean hands Equitable remedies Account of profits Constructive trust Declaratory relief Injunction Rectification Rescission Specific performance
Specific_performance
Type of legal trust
A resulting trust is an implied trust that comes into existence by operation of law, where property is transferred to a volunteer (i.e. someone who does
Resulting_trust
reflect the agreement. Mutual wills are rare, and often another form of constructive trust is imposed (See Healey v Browne [2002] 2 WTLR 849). It is also noted
Joint_wills_and_mutual_wills
Concept of public international law
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Discovery_doctrine
Trusts created where property is not properly disposed of
resulting trusts was discussed by the Privy Council, in Air Jamaica v Charlton, where Lord Millet said that "Like a constructive trust, a resulting trust arises
Resulting trusts in English law
Resulting_trusts_in_English_law
Real estate transfer with title guarantee
resolved before they purchase real property. A title search provides constructive notice of any encumbrances, easements, or restrictions on the property
Warranty_deed
Edwards was an English Court of Appeal case on common intention constructive trusts. It applied the decision in Eves v Eves [1975] and widened its effect
Grant_v_Edwards
Journalistic approach emphasising solutions, context and societal possibilities
engagement, trust and democratic participation by offering a fuller and more accurate portrayal of societal conditions. Systematic reviews show constructive approaches
Constructive_journalism
Principles that govern the operation of equity within English law
popular in the common law courts as well as those of equity. The law of trusts, for example, was developed in the chancery courts on the basis that equity
Maxims_of_equity
State taking ownership of 'unowned' land
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Escheat
Form of ownership of real property
owned in ways that other real estate can be owned, such as title held in trust. In some jurisdictions, such as Ontario, Canada, or Hawaii US, there are
Condominium
Form of legal ownership for apartments
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Strata_title
UK legal case
an asset is held on constructive trust for the principal. It will then be possible to follow the asset held on constructive trust or to trace its value
FHR European Ventures LLP v Cedar Capital Partners LLC
FHR_European_Ventures_LLP_v_Cedar_Capital_Partners_LLC
Form of freehold land ownership
property held in fee simple. Freehold (law), covering all types and mentioning trusts and most common, major, adverse interests. Freehold (Scots law) Allodial
Fee_simple
Legal trust with no beneficiaries
A purpose trust is a type of trust which has no beneficiaries, but instead exists for advancing some non-charitable purpose of some kind. In most jurisdictions
Purpose_trust
Trust in which the beneficiary, if of legal age, can claim the assets at any time
In trust law, a bare trust is a trust in which the beneficiary has a right to both income and capital and may call for both to be remitted into their own
Bare_trust
Murderer cannot inherit from their victim
manslaughter; 2) allowing victims to place the decedent's estate in constructive trust immediately from the time of the killing; and 3) allowing the victims
Slayer_rule
Right to use or enter real property
Trail) and other such uses. Conservation easement. Grants rights to a land trust to limit development in order to protect the environment. Historic preservation
Easement
cited case in New Zealand regarding constructive trusts. Irving, Rebecca (1999). Student Companion, Equity - Trusts and Wills (2nd ed.). Butterworths.
Fortex Group Ltd (in Receivership and Liquidation) v MacIntosh
Fortex_Group_Ltd_(in_Receivership_and_Liquidation)_v_MacIntosh
Legal process for seizing assets
where he has been informed that those assets are imposed with a constructive trust in favour of someone other than the apparent owner. The freeze may
Asset_freezing
Financial penalty
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Fine_(penalty)
Legal principle
superior title if the subsequent purchaser had no notice (either actual or constructive – otherwise known as bona fide) of the true owner's title. A race-notice
Nemo_dat_quod_non_habet
Form of trust in English common law
century onwards by common recovery; the modern form, based on evolving trust law from the seventeenth century onwards. This used strict settlement and
Fee_tail
United Kingdom young persons charity
The King's Trust (formerly the Prince's Trust) is a United Kingdom-based charity founded in 1976 by King Charles III (then Prince of Wales) to help vulnerable
King's_Trust
widely-reported English land law and family law case, concerning cohabitants' constructive trusts and their quantification in a home's equity value. Mrs Elayne Oxley
Oxley_v_Hiscock
Justice to those who have committed crimes
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Criminal_justice
Legal concept
Statutory damages Equitable remedies Injunction Specific performance Constructive trust Account of profits Rescission Rectification Subrogation Related issues
Reparation_(legal)
Doctrine in contract law
Unconscionability is also an important element of the English law of trusts. A constructive trust arises, by operation of law, when the conscience of a legal owner
Unconscionability
Type of equitable remedy in law
the fiduciary (the approach in Boardman v Phipps). Tracing (law) Constructive trust Garner, Bryan A., ed. (1999). Black's Law Dictionary (7th ed.). West
Account_of_profits
Ownership independent of a superior
lawfully obtained), or for legal taxes, or for any mortgage or deed of trust executed upon the property, the holder of an allodial title is fully exempt
Allodial_title
Law regulating a wealth-holding legal instrument
property to another party. This is often referred to as a constructive trust or a resulting trust. Again, such devices are generally rare and are created
United_States_trust_law
Whistleblower and NSA contractor (born 1983)
that Snowden has to relinquish more than $5.2 million earned to a "constructive trust", created to transfer the money to the government. On June 23, 2013
Edward_Snowden
English trusts law case (1948)
Bannister v Bannister [1948] 2 All ER 133 is an English trusts law case, upholding a constructive trust of land against a relative who took title to the land
Bannister_v_Bannister
Security on property or debt
In Re Stucley [1906] 1 Ch 67, a vendor of a reversionary interest in a trust fund sold the interest to the trustee and was held to have an equitable
Lien
Real right in civil law for limited use
and the usufruct is dissolved on death or at the end of a term of years. Trust and usufruct are distinct and subject to different rules. French law is
Usufruct
concerning the beneficial entitlement to a co-owned family home under a constructive trust. The court ruled there was a 90:10 split of ownership in favour of
Jones_v_Kernott
imposition of a constructive trust. It is best known for a quote from the leading opinion by Justice Cardozo. The constructive trust is the formula through
Beatty v. Guggenheim Exploration Co.
Beatty_v._Guggenheim_Exploration_Co.
Bank plc v Cooke [1995] is an English land law case, concerning constructive trusts; and at first instance (never appealed) proven undue influence in
Midland_Bank_plc_v_Cooke
English legal case
[1972] EWCA Civ 6 is an English land law and English trusts law case, concerning a constructive trust of land (a home) which will often be irrevocable whilst
Binions_v_Evans
plaintiff as constructive trustees (citing his own decision in Agip (Africa) Ltd v Jackson [1991] Ch 547 on this point); this type of constructive trust was not
El Ajou v Dollar Land Holdings plc
El_Ajou_v_Dollar_Land_Holdings_plc
Lien Usufruct License Equity and Trusts Equitable interest Beneficial ownership Resulting trust Constructive trust Indigenous land rights Aboriginal
Condop
Florida Court of Appeal decision
First District Court of Appeal that addresses the application of constructive trusts as an equitable remedy in probate disputes. The court's ruling clarified
Barrow_v._Barrow
Rankine [2012] EWCA Civ 555 is an English land law case, concerning constructive trusts, and the establishment of a beneficial interest in an enterprise
Geary_v_Rankine
Legal rule prohibiting very long temporary interests in property
that maintaining the trust for more than 21 years after 1989 would violate the rule against perpetuities, and terminated the trust by agreement with then-First
Rule_against_perpetuities
CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
Girl/Female
Hindu
Light, Beauty, Prosperity, Rank, Power, Steel construction company
Girl/Female
Hindu
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
Creation; Evolution; Construction
Girl/Female
Tamil
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Surname or Lastname
English, Spanish, and Portuguese
English, Spanish, and Portuguese : nickname for a loyal or trustworthy person, from Old French leial, Spanish and Portuguese leal ‘loyal’, ‘faithful (to obligations)’, Latin legalis, from lex, ‘law’, ‘obligation’ (genitive legis).
Surname or Lastname
English (Norman) and French
English (Norman) and French : nickname from Old French druerie ‘love’, ‘friendship’, a derivative of dru ‘lover’, ‘friend’ (see Drew 3). In Middle English the word also had the concrete meanings ‘love affair’, ‘love token’, ‘sweetheart’.English (Norman) and French : from a Germanic personal name composed of Old High German triuwa ‘truth’, ‘trust’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’.Irish (County Roscommon) : English name adopted by bearers of Gaelic Mac an Druaidh ‘son of the druid’. Compare Drew 6.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Produce; New Construction
Girl/Female
Tamil
Light, Beauty, Prosperity, Rank, Power, Steel construction company
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a person believed to have supernatural qualities, from Middle English, Old French faie ‘fairy’ (Late Latin fata ‘fate’, ‘destiny’).English : nickname for a trustworthy person, from Middle English, Old French fei ‘loyalty’, ‘trust’.English (of Norman origin) and French : habitational name from any of various places in France named with Old French faie ‘beech’, or a topographic name from someone living by a beech wood. Compare Lafayette.Irish : variant of Fahey.Irish : variant of Fee.
Girl/Female
Indian
Built; Construction; Creative Art; All Creation
Girl/Female
Tamil
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Girl/Female
Hindu
Creation, Construction, Arrangement
Boy/Male
English
Trustworthy
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Construction; Arrangement; Creative Art; All Creation
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
A Persian Construction Probably from the Arabic Mawla (Master; Leader; Lord)
Surname or Lastname
English (most frequent in northern Ireland)
English (most frequent in northern Ireland) : from Middle English fe(i)th ‘belief (especially Christian belief)’, ‘faithfulness’, ‘loyalty’. This may have been a nickname for a trustworthy person, but was more probably bestowed on one who used ‘Faith!’ frequently as a mild oath or exclamation.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nishthavant | நிஷà¯à®Ÿà®¾à®µà®‚த
Trustworthy
Nishthavant | நிஷà¯à®Ÿà®¾à®µà®‚த
Surname or Lastname
German
German : from Middle High German kellaere ‘cellarman’, ‘cellar master’ (Latin cellarius, denoting the keeper of the cella ‘store chamber’, ‘pantry’). Hence an occupational name for the overseer of the stores, accounts, or household in general in, for example, a monastery or castle. Kellers were important as trusted stewards in a great household, and in some cases were promoted to ministerial rank. The surname is widespread throughout central Europe.English : either an occupational name for a maker of caps or cauls, from Middle English kellere, or an occupational name for an executioner, from Old English cwellere.Irish : reduced form of Kelleher.Scottish : variant of Keillor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : English nickname for a trusted servant, from Middle English gode ‘good’ + hewe ‘servant’ (a derivative of Old English hīwan ‘retinue’, ‘household’).English : from an Old Norse personal name composed of the elements guð ‘battle’ + hugi ‘mind’, ‘spirit’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a trustworthy person, from Old French léauté ‘loyalty’ (Latin legalitas, a derivative of legalis ‘legal’, ‘by law’).
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CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
Girl/Female
English
Modernand Laurie referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Morning light 93rd Sura of Quran
Girl/Female
Australian, Danish, Finnish
Sea of Bitterness
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Old English grēne ‘green’ + lēaf ‘leaf’, presumably applied as a nickname, the significance of which is now lost.Jewish (American) : English translation of the Ashkenazic ornamental surname Grünblatt, a compound of German grün + Blatt ‘leaf’.
Male
Hebrew
(יֶתֶר) Hebrew name YETHER means "abundance" or "overhanging." In the bible, this is the name of many characters, including the father-in-law of Moses. He is also known by the name Yithrow. Jether is the Anglicized form.
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Fragrant; Lord Shiva
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Radiant
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian
Goodness
Male
Italian
Italian and Spanish form of Latin Cælius, CELIO means "heaven."
Girl/Female
Anglo, British, English
Brilliant Sword
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CONSTRUCTIVE TRUST
a.
Serving or tending to bind or constrict.
a.
According to interpretation; constructive.
n.
The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning; understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.
a.
Derived from, or depending on, construction or interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.
n.
That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.
a.
Having ability to construct or form; employed in construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.
a.
Building; constructing.
n.
The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.
n.
Instructive discourse.
n.
An obstructive person or thing.
a.
Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive policy.
n.
The process or art of constructing; the act of building; erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication; composition.
a.
Constructive.
a.
Obstructive.
a.
Building up; constructive; -- opposed to destructive.
a.
Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture; evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.
a.
Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as, experience furnishes very instructive lessons.
n.
The act of constructing; construction.
n.
The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government.
adv.
In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.