☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Escheat

The reversion of property to the state when the owner dies without heirs and without a will. The state takes the property as a matter of last resort — ensuring no property is left ownerless.

Etymology: Old French: 'escheoir' — to fall back · Category: Property Law · Source: Black's Law Dictionary
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