verb Download 🔗Share To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate. Examples : "The abandoned lot escheated to the city because the previous owner had died without any heirs. " property law government Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir. Examples : "Because Mr. Henderson died without a will or any known relatives, his large farm escheated to the state government. " property law government state Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading