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Escheat

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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the property that reverts to the state

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Escheats
possessive
Escheat's
pluralpossessive
Escheats'