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Escheatage :: Escheatage (n.) The right of succeeding to an escheat.

Escheat :: Escheat (v. i.) To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same, or by forfeiture..

Escheat :: Escheat (v. t.) To forfeit.

Obreption :: Obreption (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.

Escheat :: Escheat (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..

Escheat :: Escheat (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..

Excheat :: Excheat (n.) See Escheat.

Escheat :: Escheat (n.) That which falls to one; a reversion or retur.

Excheator :: Excheator (n.) See Escheator.

Escheatable :: Escheatable (a.) Liable to escheat.

Caducary :: Caducary (a.) Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation..

Donatory :: Donatory (n.) A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over..

Cheater :: Cheater (n.) An escheator.

Escheator :: Escheator (n.) An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them..

Escheat :: Escheat (n.) Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat.

Escheat :: Escheat (n.) A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession..

Escheating :: Escheating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Eschea.

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