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escheat
- IPA[ɪsˈtʃiːt]
英式
- the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs;an item of property affected by escheat.
- (of land) revert to a lord or the state by escheat;hand over (land) as an escheat
verb: escheat, 3rd person present: escheats, gerund or present participle: escheating, past tense: escheated, past participle: escheated
noun: escheat, plural noun: escheats
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs the Crown's right of escheat was lost they totally abolished escheats
- ▪ an item of property affected by escheat.
動詞
- 1. (of land) revert to a lord or the state by escheat a private chase which had escheated to the King
- ▪ hand over (land) as an escheat the land had been escheated to the crown the French kings were keeping a tight hold on escheated lands
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- IPA[əsˈCHēt]
美式
- the reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying ... the Crown's right of escheat was lost they totally abolished escheats
- (of land) revert to a lord or the state by escheat: a private chase which had escheated to the King
Oxford American Dictionary