shifting clause
shifting clause. At common law, a clause under the Statute of Uses prescribing a substituted mode of devolution in the settlement of an estate. See STATUTE OF USES.
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shifting clause
shifting clause 〈英〉转换条款 在普通法上，指财产处分协议〔settlement〕中的一种条款，规定在发生特定情况时，由其他的财产转让方式代替原来规定的方式。转换条款系根据《用益法》〔Statute of Uses〕而生效的。 (→shifting use)