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escheatment

/ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/

escheatment noun: the process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.

Noun

escheatment (plural escheatments)

  1. The process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.

Forms of escheatment

pluralescheatments

Origin of escheatment

From escheat + -ment.

Questions about escheatment

What does escheatment mean?
Escheatment means the process of transferring unclaimed or abandoned property to a state authority, especially when a person dies intestate.
What part of speech is escheatment?
Escheatment is a noun.
How do you pronounce escheatment?
Escheatment is pronounced /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːtmənt/.
What is the plural of escheatment?
The plural of escheatment is escheatments.

Words near escheatment in the dictionary

  1. escheated
  2. escheater
  3. escheaters
  4. escheatery
  5. escheating
  6. escheatment
  7. escheatments
  8. escheator
  9. escheators
  10. escheatorship
  11. escheatorships

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