Definition of Escheat

Noun: escheat  is'cheet

1. (law) a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
    
2. The property that reverts to the state

See also:
eschaton
escheatable

Anagrams containing the word escheat

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