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Definition of Escheating
1. escheat [v] - See also: escheat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Escheating
Literary usage of Escheating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Digest of Official Opinions of the Attorneys-General of the United States by United States Dept. of Justice (1908)
"... court granting administration of the estate, ami escheating the same, were
void for want of jurisdiction, and that neither the administrator nor the ..."
2. Laws of the Territory of New Mexico: Passed by the Legislative Assembly by New Mexico (1899)
"... AND TO PROMOTE THE escheating TO THE TERRITORY OP UNCLAIMED ESTATES. ...
district attorney shall take all proper steps to bring about the escheating to ..."