FIDUCIARY-SHIELD DOCTRINE

fiduciary-shield doctrine.Corporations. The principle that a corporate officer’s act cannot be

the basis for jurisdiction over the officer in an individual capacity. [Cases: Courts 12(2.20). C.J.S.

Courts § 47.] FIEF nfief (feef), n.1.FEE(2).2.FEUD. • Metaphorically, the term refers to an area of dominion, esp. in a corporate or governmental bureaucracy.[Blacks Law 8th]