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ESCHEAT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property that reverts to the state
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("escheat" is a kind of...):
transferred possession; transferred property (a possession whose ownership changes or lapses)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Hypernyms ("escheat" is a kind of...):
reversion ((law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee))
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
