escheat
Escheat is a 7 letter word which starts with the letter E and ends with the letter T for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (n.) The falling back or reversion of lands by some casualty or accident to the lord of the fee in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant which may happen by his dying without heirs and formerly might happen by corruption of blood that is by reason of a felony or attainder. |
| (n.) The reverting of real property to the State as original and ultimate proprietor by reason of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the same. |
| (n.) A writ now abolished to recover escheats from the person in possession. |
| (n.) Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat. |
| (n.) That which falls to one; a reversion or return |
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