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