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.
Wise words
Four things come not back. The spoken word, the sped arrow,
the past life, ad the neglected opportunity.