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First published 1968 (SND Vol. VII).
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RETURN, n. Sc. Law usage in phr. clause of return, a provision whereby the granter of a right provides that in certain circumstances it may return to himself and his heirs (Sc. 1946 A. D. Gibb Legal Terms 19).Sc. 1717 Morison Decisions 4343:
This estate could not be gratuitously alienated in prejudice of the clause of return.Sc. 1773 Erskine Institute III. viii. § 45:
A clause of return, is that by which a sum in a bond or other right, or any part of it, is provided in a particular event to return to the granter and his heirs.Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 164:
In no circumstances will a simple clause of return be effectual against onerous deeds or the diligence of creditors.