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 category | jurisprudence, law | ||
| 2. | escheat (possession) the property that reverts to the state | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | transferred possession, transferred property | ||