"Escheating" is a word in ENGLISH

In English law. The act of giving possession of a copyhold es-tate. It is of three kinds: (1) Upon a …

In feudal law. Year, day, and waste. A forfeiture of the lands to the crown incurred by the felony of …

Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.

An escheator.

wrlt for as-signing dower. A wrlt which lay for the widow of a tenant in capite, commanding the king’s escheater …

writ of escheat. A writ which a lord had, where hls tenant died with-out heir, to recover the land. Reg. …

A writ, now obsolete, dlrected to the king’s escheators when any of the king's tenants in capite dies, and when …

A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.

That which falls to one; a reversion or return

The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence …

To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of persons …

To forfeit.

The reverting of real property to the State, as original and ultimate proprietor, by reason of a failure of persons …

A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession.

Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat.

In fendal law. Escheat Is an obstruction of the course of descent, and consequent determination of the tenure, by some …

Liable to escheat.

The right of succeeding to an escheat.

An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them.

In English law. The name of an officer who wus appointed ln every county to look after the escheats which …