shifting use

shifting use
shifting use see use 1b

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

shifting use
n. Of real property, the conferring of legal ownership of property to another, with the expectation of grantor that he will continue to have full use and enjoyment of the property.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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