trustee ex maleficio
noun
trustee ex ma·le·fi·cio
| \ ˌekˌsmaləˈfikēˌō, -mäl-\
variants:
or trustee ex delicto \ -ˌeksdə̇ˈlik(ˌ)tō \
Definition of trustee ex maleficio
: a person treated as a trustee because guilty of wrongdoing and compelled to account as though he were a trustee for property to which he has legal title for the benefit of those injured and equitably entitled to it