corpus
This Latin word for "body" can have several meanings, including refering to the body of the prisioner (as in habeaus corpus), and the body of a trust (where it refers to the principal of the trust, as opposed to the interest).
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
From the Latin for body, a term used to refer to the principal of a trust, as distinguished from interest earned on that principal.
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:13 pm
