Escheat
Dictionary:
Ballentine's Law Dictionary The reversion of title to the lord upon failure of heirs of the tenant to inherit; the reversion of land to the state upon failure of heirs. See 12 L. R. A. 529, note.
Publisher:
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published:
1916
Copyright Year:
1916
Copyright Holder:
Bancroft-Whitney Company
Genre:
Law Dictionary