escheat

escheat

美 [ɪs'tʃit] 　英 [ɪs'tʃi:t]

• n.(土地或财产的)归还国家；归还的财产；没收地
• v.【法律】(把)(无继承人的土地或财产)归属国家[领主或国王]
• 网络充公权；土地充公；转归州政府接受

词形变化

复数：escheats  

英汉解释

v.	1. 【法律】(把)(无继承人的土地或财产)归属国家[领主或国王];充公
n.	1. (土地或财产的)归还国家,充公 2. 归还的财产;没收地

英英解释

n.	1. the reversion of the property of a deceased person to the state when there are no legal heirs 2. property that reverts by escheat 3. in medieval England, the reversion to a feudal overlord of the property of a deceased person when there was no legal heir or when a tenant was outlawed

例句

Escheat: Reversion of land held under feudal tenure to the manOR in the absence of legal heirs OR claimants.

无继承人的：土地规领主缺少法定继承人或继承申请者的封地的所有权的转归领主。