单词 | escheat |
释义 | Word Frequency escheat(ɪsˈtʃiːt) law noun 1. (in England before 1926) the reversion of property to the Crown in the absence of legal heirs 2. (in feudal times) the reversion of property to the feudal lord in the absence of legal heirs or upon outlawry of the tenant 3. the property so reverting verb 4. to take (land) by escheat or (of land) to revert by escheat Derived forms escheatable (esˈcheatable) adjective escheatage (esˈcheatage) noun Word origin C14: from Old French eschete, from escheoir to fall to the lot of, from Late Latin excadere (unattested), from Latin cadere to fall |
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