Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

ESCHEATABLE

 - 5 dictionary results

es⋅cheat

  [es-cheet] Law.
Use ESCHEATABLE in a Sentence
–noun
1. the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
2. the right to take property subject to escheat.
–verb (used without object)
3. to revert by escheat, as to the crown or the state.
–verb (used with object)
4. to make an escheat of; confiscate.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME eschete < OF eschete, escheoite, fem. ptp. of escheoir < VL *excadēre to fall to a person's share, equiv. to L ex- ex- 1 + cadere to fall (VL cadēre)

Related forms:
es⋅cheat⋅a⋅ble, adjective
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To ESCHEATABLE
es·cheat   (ĭs-chēt')   
n.  

  1. Reversion of land held under feudal tenure to the manor in the absence of legal heirs or claimants.

  2. Law

    1. Reversion of property to the state in the absence of legal heirs or claimants.

    2. Property that has reverted to the state when no legal heirs or claimants exist.

intr. & tr.v.   es·cheat·ed, es·cheat·ing, es·cheats Law
To revert or cause to revert by escheat.

[Middle English eschete, from Old French (from escheoir, to fall out) and from Anglo-Latin escheta, both from Vulgar Latin *excadēre, to fall out : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]
es·cheat'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Word Origin & History

escheat 
the reverting of land to a king or lord in certain cases, c.1330, from Anglo-Fr. eschete (1292), from O.Fr. eschete "succession, inheritance," originally fem. pp. of escheoir, from L.L. *excadere, from L. ex- "out, away" + cadere "to fall" (see case (1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Financial Dictionary

escheat

The right of the state to claim a deceased person's property when there are no individuals legally qualified to inherit it or to make a claim to it. This occurrence is fairly unusual even when the deceased leaves no will.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
Cite This Source
Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: escheat
Function: transitive verb
: to cause to revert by escheat intransitive verb : to revert by escheat —es·cheat·able adjective
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see ESCHEATABLE on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way