escheat

ɪsˈtʃit

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Definition of escheat - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

legal

TECH.

property goes to the state when no legal heirs exist

TECH.

The land passed to the state by escheat.

bona vacantia

feudal times

Rare

reversion of property to a feudal lord

Rare

In feudal times, escheat was a frequent occurrence.

forfeiture

reversion

Verb

intr.

legal reversion

TECH.

revert to a lord or the state by default of heirs

TECH.

The property will escheat to the government if no heirs are found..

return

revert

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right of escheat

state's legal claim to unclaimed property

The state exercised its right of escheat on the abandoned estate.

Origin of escheat

Old French, escheoir (to fall to)

Examples of escheat in a sentence

Several estates fell to escheat during the probate audit.
Escheat was invoked when heirs could not be found.
The king benefited from escheat in many cases.
The land will escheat to the crown if unclaimed.
Assets may escheat to the state without a will.

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French:déshérence, revenir, ...
German:Heimfall, zurückfallen, ...
Italian:devoluzione allo Stato, devolvere, ...
Spanish:reversión, revertir, ...
Portuguese:bens devolutos, reverter, ...
Chinese:无主财产归属权, 收归, ...
Japanese:遺失物帰属, 帰属する, ...
Arabic:أَيْلُولَة, آلَ, ...
Hebrew:הֶשְׁבֵּחַ, הוּשַׁב, ...
Russian:эскет, переходить по наследству, ...
Ukrainian:законна спадщина, повертатися, ...
Hindi:एस्कीट, वापस लौटना, ...
Bengali:এস্কিটি, ফিরে আসা, ...
Catalan:adjudicació a l'Estat, revertir, ...
Czech:odúmrť, připadnout státu jako odúmrť, ...
Danish:herreløst gods, tilfalde, ...
Dutch:vervallen, terugvallen, ...
Greek:εσχάτη κληρονομία, επιστρέφω στο κράτος, ...
Hungarian:háramlás, háramlani, ...
Khmer:ការផ្ទេរទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិទៅរដ្ឋដោយគ្មានអ្នកស្នងមរតកស្របច្បាប់, ត្រឡប់ទៅជាកម្មសិទ្ធិរដ្ឋ, ...
Korean:국유귀속, 귀속되다, ...
Persian:تملک بلاوارث, بازمی‌گردد, ...
Polish:przejęcie przez państwo, przypaść, ...
Portuguese (BR):herança jacente, reverter, ...
Romanian:confiscare, a reveni, ...
Swedish:arv till staten, återgå, ...
Thai:การตกเป็นสมบัติของรัฐ, ตกเป็นของรัฐ, ...
Turkish:tereksiz intikal, devlete geçmek, ...
Vietnamese:tịch thu tài sản, chuyển giao pháp lý, ...

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