Shifting Clause
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A shifting clause in a settlement is a clause by which some other mode of devolution is substituted for that primarily prescribed. Examples of shifting clauses are: The ordinary name and arms clause, and the clause of less frequent occurrence, by which a settled estate is destined as the foundation of a second family, in the event of the elder branch becoming otherwise enriched. 3 Dav. Conv. 273. These shifting clauses take effect under the statute of uses.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
In a settlement, a clause by which some other mode of devolution is substituted for that primarily prescribed.