Secondary Use
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Abbott (1879)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A use limited to take effect in derogation of a preceding estate, otherwise called a "shifting use," as a conveyance to the use of A. and his heirs, with a proviso that, when B. returns from India, then to the use of C. and his heirs. 1 Steph. Comm. 546.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
A use limited to take effect in derogation of a preceding estate, otherwise called a “shifting use” as a conthen to the use of C and his heirs. 1 Steph. Com. 646.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A use limited to take effect in derogation of a preceding estate, otherwise called a "shifting use," as a conveyance to the use of A. and his heirs, with a proviso that, when B. returns from India, then to the use of C. and his heirs. 1 Steph. Comm. 546.
Defined under Use in Black's Law Dictionary.
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
A use hmited to take effect in derogation of a preceding estate, otherwise called a shifting use, q. v. An example is: a conveyance to the use of A and his heirs, with a proviso, when B returns from India, then to the use of C and his heirs. Wharton. committee specially appointed to investigate a certain matter, and to which secrecy being deemed necessary in furtherance of its objects, its proceedings are conducted with closed doors, to the exclusion of all persons not members of such committee. All other committees are open to members of the house, although they may not be serving upon them. Brovm.