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es·cheat
 escheat
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- pronunciation:
- es
chit
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb
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noun |
| definition 1: |
in law, the reversion of property to the state when there are no heirs.
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| definition 2: |
such property.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
escheats, escheating, escheated |
| definition: |
to revert by escheat.
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to seize by escheat; confiscate.
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| derivation: |
escheatable (adj.) |
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