The principle of 'cypres' in the law of transfer of property means

Cy-pres means "as near as possible": where a charitable gift cannot be carried out in the exact way the donor intended, the court applies the property to a purpose approximately near to the original object, giving effect to the donor's charitable intention as far as possible. Both descriptions therefore capture the doctrine, so the combined option is correct. Section 92(3) of the CPC sets out when a court may apply the property of a public charitable trust cy-pres.