Welcome to Anagrammer Crossword Genius! Keep reading below to see if escheats is an answer to any crossword puzzle or word game (Scrabble, Words With Friends etc). Scroll down to see all the info we have compiled on escheats.
escheats
Searching in Crosswords ...
The answer ESCHEATS has 4 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
Searching in Word Games ...
The word ESCHEATS is VALID in some board games. Check ESCHEATS in word games in Scrabble, Words With Friends, see scores, anagrams etc.
Searching in Dictionaries ...
Definitions of escheats in various dictionaries:
noun - a reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs
noun - the property that reverts to the state
Word Research / Anagrams and more ...
Keep reading for additional results and analysis below.
| Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles |
|---|
| Apr 10 2011 Premier Sunday - King Feature Syndicate |
| Oct 8 2002 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
| Feb 17 2002 The Times - Cryptic |
| Aug 17 2001 Irish Times (Crosaire) |
| Possible Dictionary Clues |
|---|
| Plural form of escheat. |
| Third-person singular simple present indicative form of escheat. |
| The reversion of property to the state, or (in feudal law) to a lord, on the owner's dying without legal heirs. |
| (of land) revert to a lord or the state by escheat. |
| Escheats might refer to |
|---|
| Escheat is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who died without heirs to the Crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law, so that the ownership of the land reverted to the immediately superior feudal lord.* |