ESCHEAT

/ษ™sหˆtอกสƒiหt/
12
Scrabble
12
WWF
E(1) S(1) C(3) H(4) E(1) A(1) T(1)
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Definition

/ษ™sหˆtอกสƒiหt/
noun
  1. The return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
  2. The property so reverted.
  3. Plunder, booty.
verb
  1. To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate.
  2. To revert to a state or lord because its previous owner died without an heir.

Source: Wiktionary

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