☩ SOTERIAN GLOSSARY ☩

Living Language Lexicon of the Soteria Covenant

Escheat (Historical)

The reversion of land to the feudal lord upon failure of heirs or upon the tenant's conviction for felony. In modern law, property escheats to the state when the owner dies without heirs or a will.

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