Escheat - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|esˈtʃiːt|
Brit.
|ɪsˈtʃiːt|
noun
- a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
- the property that reverts to the state
- the property that reverts to the state
Extra examples
His honours lost, his lands escheated, and his liberty restrained.
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