noun
trustee; receiver; administrator
Legal term for a person appointed to manage assets, especially in bankruptcy or corporate reorganization.
破産手続きで管財人が選任された。
A trustee was appointed in the bankruptcy proceedings.
Under the Corporate Reorganization Act, the administrator manages the assets.
A liquidator who winds up a company, whereas 管財人 may manage assets without necessarily liquidating them.
Compound of 管 (manage), 財 (assets), and 人 (person). A straightforward legal term formed from Sino-Japanese elements.