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Rareescheat
The correct spelling is escheat.
How to pronounce escheat
noun
IPA: /əsˈt͡ʃiːt/
Say it like: Esc-hee-t
The correct spelling is escheat. The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
- 2.The property so reverted.
- 3.Plunder, booty.
- 4.That which falls to one; a reversion or return.
verb
- 1.To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate.
- 2.To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir.
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