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English noun: escheat

1. escheat (possession) a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs


Broader (hypernym)reversion


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law

2. escheat (possession) the property that reverts to the state


Broader (hypernym)transferred possession, transferred property









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