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.

Author: 
James A. Ballentine
Publisher: 
The Bobbs-Merrill Company
Year Published: 
1916
Genre: 
Law Dictionary