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escheats
verb(escheat)
to cause to revert by escheat
escheats
verb(escheat)
to revert by escheat
escheats
noun(escheat)
escheated property
escheats
noun(escheat)
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
escheats
noun(escheat)
the reversion of property to the crown in England or to the state in the U.S. when there are no legal heirs

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