Associations to the word «Escheat»
Noun
- Overlord
- Alienation
- Heir
- Felony
- Repeal
- Inquisition
- Tenant
- Statute
- Barony
- Rent
- Crown
- Taxation
- Estate
- Disposal
- Inheritance
- Tenure
- Limitation
- Property
- Dies
- Land
- Relief
- Jurisdiction
- Incident
- Descent
- Scope
- Owner
- Doctrine
- Lord
- Ward
- Fee
- Law
- Failure
- Or
- Marriage
- Passing
- King
- Tribe
- Distribution
- Tax
- Person
- Good
- State
- Grant
- Case
- Edward
- Money
- Class
- Act
- Means
- Right
- Power
- Rule
- Serve
- Post
- Death
- Hold
- Court
- Interest
- Sense
- England
- Control
- Example
- Making
- Government
- Movement
Adjective
Adverb
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Wiktionary
ESCHEAT, noun. (legal) The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
ESCHEAT, noun. (legal) The property so reverted.
ESCHEAT, noun. (obsolete) Plunder, booty.
ESCHEAT, noun. That which falls to one; a reversion or return.
ESCHEAT, verb. (of property) To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir.
Dictionary definition
ESCHEAT, noun. A reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs.
ESCHEAT, noun. The property that reverts to the state.
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