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escheat

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noun

es·​cheat is-ˈchēt How to pronounce escheat (audio)
ish-ˈchēt
1
: escheated property
2
a
: the reversion of lands in English feudal law to the lord of the fee when there are no heirs capable of inheriting under the original grant
b
: the reversion of property to the crown in England or to the state in the U.S. when there are no legal heirs

escheat

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verb

escheated; escheating; escheats

transitive verb

: to cause to revert by escheat

intransitive verb

: to revert by escheat
escheatable adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Another thing to keep in mind is that escheat doesn't change your tax obligations. Charles Read, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020 The state Treasury Department collects unclaimed deposits, known as escheat, with 75% of the money going to the state's Cleanup and Redevelopment Trust Fund and the other 25% returned to retailers. Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 12 Aug. 2020
Verb
In Texas, unlike many other states, unclaimed property does not generally escheat to the state. Wesley E. Wright, Houston Chronicle, 16 Mar. 2018 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English eschete, from Anglo-French, reversion of property, from escheir to fall, devolve, from Vulgar Latin *excadēre, from Latin ex- + Vulgar Latin *cadēre to fall, from Latin cadere — more at chance

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of escheat was in the 14th century

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