Legal Definition and Related Resources of Shift Marriage
Meaning of Shift Marriage
In English law, the term denoted an ancient custom whereby the widow , unable to pay the debts of her deceased husband, was obliged if she contracted a second marriage to leave her clothes in the hands of her creditors and to go through the ceremony in her shift.
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