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Definition of escheat:

°the return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
°the property so reverted.
°to revert by this process.
Definition of escheat:

°the return of property of a deceased person to the state (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants.
°the property so reverted.
°to revert by this process.
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