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State taking ownership of 'unowned' land
Escheat /ɪsˈtʃiːt/ (from Latin excidere 'fall away') is a common law doctrine that transfers the real property of a person who has died without heirs
Escheat
Question of land ownership on Prince Edward Island
removed from office in 1786. In 1797, a political movement called the Escheat Movement began. Its goal was to convince the British Crown to take back
Land Question (Prince Edward Island)
Land_Question_(Prince_Edward_Island)
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Escheat (Procedure) Act 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 53) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that repealed enactments relating to escheators
Escheat_(Procedure)_Act_1887
Canadian constitutional law case – 1883
without a will, the property in the estate vests in the Crown, called an "escheat". Both the federal government and the provincial government claimed the
Attorney General of Ontario v Mercer
Attorney_General_of_Ontario_v_Mercer
Legal process in feudal England
post mortem (abbreviated to Inq.p.m. or i.p.m., and formerly known as an escheat) (Latin, meaning "(inquisition) after death") is an English medieval or
Inquisition_post_mortem
Capital city of Scotland
office of Sheriff; as also to apply to their own proper use the fines and escheats arising out of the exercise of the said office." Despite being burnt by
Edinburgh
Dying without leaving a will
chattel property for which no disposition had been made by testament was escheat to the Crown, or given to the Church for charitable purposes. This law
Intestacy
English statute of 1290
fealty and escheat. Both these were incidents of socage tenure. Fealty is the obligation of fidelty which the tenant owed to the lord. Escheat was the reversion
Quia_Emptores
Form of freehold land ownership
government powers of taxation, compulsory purchase, police power, and escheat. The word "fee" is related to (as a reduced form of) the term fief, meaning
Fee_simple
Acquisition of property
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Usucaption
1847 novel by Emily Brontë
property must escheat to the Crown. It would seem that Cathy's and Hareton's ownerships of the two landed estates should not be at risk of escheat, but that
Wuthering_Heights
Ownership independent of a superior
compelled sale. In addition, the government powers of police power and escheat have been retained in the American legal system. Other institutional property
Allodial_title
Lordship granted over an estate
or "chief" rent; a "relief" of one year's quit rent, and the right of escheat. In return for these privileges, the lord was liable to forfeit his rights
Seignory
Capital and most populous city of Russia
assumed that an appanage principality was created, Moscow reverted as an escheat to the grand prince of Vladimir. Until 1271, the principality was ruled
Moscow
Manor house in Devon, England
50°19′43″N 4°05′16″W / 50.3285°N 4.0877°W / 50.3285; -4.0877 Langdon Court is a former manor house, in Wembury, South Devon, England. It consists of
Langdon_Court,_Devon
Area of laws governing ownership of real and personal property
has the right to collect the debt. Claim club Conversion (law) Detinue Escheat Ius in re Rei vindicatio Replevin Torrens title Trover Infectious invalidity
Property_law
Concept of public international law
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Discovery_doctrine
Legal terms in property law
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Ingress,_egress,_and_regress
Legal principle
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Nemo_dat_quod_non_habet
System of documenting land titles and interests in a public register
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Recording_(real_estate)
Land revenue and taxation apparatus of the Mughal Empire (1526–1858)
the poll tax on non-Muslims (jizya) reintroduced by Aurangzeb in 1679, escheat on the estates of deceased nobles, and ceremonial presents (nazr and peshkash)
Mughal_fiscal_system
Head of state and government of the Philippines
the power of eminent domain. The president also has the power to direct escheat or reversion proceedings and the power to reserve lands of the public and
President_of_the_Philippines
Real estate transfer with title guarantee
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Warranty_deed
Land retained for own use by a lord of the manor
a static portfolio: it could be increased, for example, as a result of escheat or forfeiture where a feudal tenure would end and revert to its natural
Demesne
Common mode of ownership of real property
creditors, missing intestacy or testamentary heirs to come forward before its escheat to the government means it can be sold or leased as a windfall to the government
Freehold_(law)
Right granted by overlord to vassal, central element of feudalism
marriage of the eldest daughter, and for ransoming the lord if required); escheat – the reversion of the fief to the lord in default of an heir. In northern
Fief
Province of Canada
general election. The Islanders were preoccupied with land issues—the Escheat movement with its call to suppress absentee landlordism in favour of the
Newfoundland_and_Labrador
Payment card with a monetary value stored on the card itself
Consequently, gift certificates and merchant gift cards have fallen under state escheat or abandoned property laws (APL). However, the emergence of closed system
Stored-value_card
Property which can be moved from one location to another
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Personal_property
Property that lacks an owner
traced to Roman law. Similarly to England, unclaimed money will mostly escheat to the Crown who may then make further distribution. Unclaimed property
Unowned_property
1965 United States Supreme Court case
handed down on February 1, 1965. Concerning the authority of the state to escheat, or take title to, unclaimed personal property, the Court was petitioned
Texas_v._New_Jersey
Government-run land management system
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Deeds_registration
Feudal unit ruled by a lord
or "chief" rent; a "relief" of one year's quit rent, and the right of escheat. In return for these privileges the lord was liable to forfeit his rights
Lordship
Law in England
subject to various incidents of real property, such as rent, dower or escheat. On the death of the owner intestate real property descends to the heir;
English_property_law
Bundle of rights to a property
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Title_(property)
Area of law dealing with personal property not possessed by anyone
owner cannot be found. Adverse possession Bona vacantia – precedent of escheat Escheat – forfeit of property to the state Marine salvage Old field (ecology)
Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property
Lost,_mislaid,_and_abandoned_property
Right to use or enter real property
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Easement
Estate created when land is transferred conditionally
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Defeasible_estate
English peer and courtier (1550–1604)
a complicated suit regarding lands which had reverted to the Crown by escheat at Danvers's attainder, a suit opposed by Danvers's kinsmen. De Vere continued
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward_de_Vere,_17th_Earl_of_Oxford
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Uniform_Residential_Landlord_and_Tenant_Act
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Equitable_servitude
Cadet branch of the House of Valois
(1477–1482) the King of France had claimed the Duchy of Burgundy itself by escheat. Mary's death in 1482 marked the end of the House of Valois-Burgundy. The
House_of_Valois-Burgundy
Holder of a legal interest in real estate
just compensation. Also existing in a vestigial form is the concept of escheat, under which an estate of a holder without heirs returns to the ownership
Tenement_(law)
Aspect of English land law
tenant. An important incident was that of escheat, whereby the land of the tenant by knight service would escheat to the Crown in the event either of there
Land_tenure_in_England
Legal relationship in common law
a reasonable time (e.g., abandoned property in a bank safe, eventually escheats to the state, and the treasurer may hold it for some period, awaiting the
Bailment
Actionable harm caused by a tenant
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Waste_(law)
Legal term; property consisting of land and the buildings on it
property has been disclaimed by its erstwhile owner, in which case the law of escheat applies. In some other jurisdictions (not including the United States)
Real_property
1279 and 1290 English statutes
possession, not B. Instead of enjoying the land itself, by wardship or by escheat, he will only receive a trifling peppercorn rent. Bracton gives the example
Statutes_of_Mortmain
Legal possession of a thing
inconvenient, but tolerated as generally of short duration. Such a tenure did not escheat, even temporarily, to the crown pending the re-enfeoffment of the heir
Seisin
Legal term describing a portion other than a whole of ownership of property
testator – had no blood relation. To ensure that Ray's land would not escheat to the Crown, in March 1860, his trustees presented a petition to the Lord
Moiety_title
Auction held for state-owned or state-sold property
has asserted ownership, property which has passed to the government by escheat, government land, and intangible assets over which the government asserts
Government_auction
Future interest that is retained by the grantor
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Reversion_(law)
Type of legal instrument in Common law
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Deed
Value of a person's assets minus their liabilities
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Estate_(law)
Town in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
extinct and King Wenceslaus II, who acquired the estate and castle by escheat, ceded it to the Rosenberg family, who later made it the main residence
Český_Krumlov
Type of accounting service
they need, which will expire at the end of each month. Scrip Seigniorage Escheat "When is Slippage and Breakage Good for Profits?". "Traveler's and Gift
Breakage_(accounting)
Form of trust in English common law
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Fee_tail
Principality in the Holy Roman Empire and Germany
ruling meant that Hesse-Kassel lost the right to claim the territory in escheat. Since 1645, Waldeck had been in a personal union with the County (later
Principality of Waldeck and Pyrmont
Principality_of_Waldeck_and_Pyrmont
East India Company policy of annexation of princely states
last recognized ruler of Akkalkot State died in similar circumstances. Escheat List of princely states of India Presidencies and provinces of British
Doctrine_of_lapse
another county. Holders of honours (and the kings to whom they reverted by escheat) often attempted to preserve the integrity of an honour over time, administering
Honour_(England)
Removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Eviction
Lord of a tenant
relief or heriot on the succession of the tenant's heir. Also the right of escheat, namely to receive back seizin of the estate on the death of the tenant
Overlord
Norwegian hydroelectric power company
ago) (1919). It was bought by Union Carbide in 1925. After the national escheat came into effect in 1979 both Saudefaldene and the production company Sauda
Saudefaldene
Act of the Parliament of England
primogeniture. When a landholder died without any living relatives, his land would escheat to the Crown. The statute was something of a political compromise between
Statute_of_Wills
Restored castle in Saignes in the Lot département of France
Francis I, carried out a restoration of the estate. The castle fell into escheat during the 19th century. The castle has seven round towers. The chapel
Château_de_Saignes
Legal doctrine for rights to water use
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Prior-appropriation water rights
Prior-appropriation_water_rights
Border region between Wales and England
without a legitimate heir whereupon the title reverted to the Crown in escheat. At the top of a culturally diverse, intensely feudalised and local society
Welsh_Marches
Property owned by the monarch of the United Kingdom
At the same time, the Crown lands also grew through confiscations and escheat. The Crown lands were augmented as well as depleted over the centuries:
Crown_Estate
Type of lord in the feudal system
yet holds himself of a superior lord called Lord Paramount". However, escheat in want of heirs to mesne lords was abolished by the Administration of
Mesne_lord
Vassal territory of France, 918–1482
willing to seize any opportunity presented to them. They used the Law of Escheat to their advantage: Auxois and Duesmois fell into ducal hands through reversion
Duchy_of_Burgundy
Act of the Parliament of England
or drawing and burning (for a woman), and the traitor's property would escheat to the Crown; in the case of a petty treason the penalty was drawing and
Treason_Act_1351
16 September 1887 An Act to amend the Secretary for Scotland Act 1885. Escheat (Procedure) Act 1887 (repealed) 50 & 51 Vict. c. 53 16 September 1887 An
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1887
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_from_1887
Municipality in South Bohemian, Czech Republic
probably built before 1414. Osek was acquired by King Wenceslaus IV as escheat. He divided it among his minions. Until World War I, the villages of Osek
Osek_(Strakonice_District)
Real right in civil law for limited use
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Usufruct
Real estate contract
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Listing_contract
Perpetual ownership of real estate
the Church land (such as the abbot or the bishop), the land would not escheat on the death of the holder, or pass by inheritance, as the Church and the
Mortmain
1997 United States Supreme Court case
States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a provision which escheats property to tribe upon owner's death any fractional interest in allotment
Babbitt_v._Youpee
Ownership of a temporary right to hold land or property
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Leasehold_estate
1890 United States Supreme Court case
Broadhead. The ruling in Late Corporation would have directed federal escheat of substantially all the property of the legally disincorporated LDS Church
Late Corp. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United States
Late_Corp._of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-Day_Saints_v._United_States
Scottish landowner
Stewart who were contesting the reward of a forfeited estate, called an "escheat". He joined the Privy Council in June 1584, and was made Commendator of
William_Stewart_of_Caverston
Land, including its buildings and resources
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Real_estate
regulated access to the acquisition of watercourses in Norway. Terms of escheat were incorporated into the concession law of September 18, 1909 on the
Concession_laws
American financial services company
the U.S. Supreme Court: when Western Union Money orders are supposed to escheat to the state if not fully redeemed, what state is to get the money? Telegram
Western_Union
Feudal overlord: a lord with no obligations to a higher lord
others and continuously occupied by aboriginal people. Allodial title Escheat Feudalism Mesne lord Native title in Australia Overlord Seignory Sovereignty
Lord_paramount
Legal regime in which area owned by an individual is held by another person
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Land_tenure
(Dugdale, i. 340; Hist. Peerage, 117) (Dugdale, i. 341; Escheat Rolls, iii. 113) (cf. Escheat Rolls, iii. 286) (Dugdale, i. 340-2; Whitaker, 314-16; Nicolas
Roger Clifford, 5th Baron Clifford
Roger_Clifford,_5th_Baron_Clifford
Legal rule prohibiting very long temporary interests in property
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Rule_against_perpetuities
English noble appointed to protect the border with Wales
without a legitimate heir, whereupon the title reverted to the Crown in escheat. Welsh law was frequently used in the Marches in preference to English
Marcher_lord
Security on property or debt
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Lien
Voluntary territorial transfer by treaty
in some churchesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets Escheat – State taking ownership of 'unowned' land Jurisdiction – Authority granted
Cession
Concept in land law
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Lateral_and_subjacent_support
Historical earldom now granted as an honour to the Prince of Wales
compelled to issue his own version. The earldom passed to the Crown by escheat in 1237 on the death of John the Scot, Earl of Huntingdon, seventh and
Earl_of_Chester
escalade escallop escapade escape escargots escarole escarp escarpment escheat eschew esclavage escort escritoire escrow escutcheon espadrille espalier
List of English words of French origin (D–I)
List_of_English_words_of_French_origin_(D–I)
Entity owned by a person or a group of people
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Property
Property law concept
possession Accession Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Treasure trove Escheat Alienation Conquest Discovery Estates in land Allodial title Freehold Fee
Adverse_possession
American politician
at that time. By 1854, when the California State Legislature considered escheat to take control of the property, Leidesdorff's estate was worth well over
William_Leidesdorff
Safavid prince
117–132. doi:10.2307/4300548. Anwar, Firdos (1991). "Implementation of Escheat Under Shah Jahan: Some Implications". Proceedings of the Indian History
Rustam_Mirza_Safavi
Village in Kvam Municipality, Norway
as it was claimed that the work on the plant had begun before Norwegian escheat laws had been put in force in 1907. The disputes were solved in 1916 and
Ålvik
Ancient administrative unit of Cornwall, England
havens, the profits of the royal gold and silver mines, and all wrecks, escheats, deodands, treasure trove, waifs, estrays, goods of felons and droits of
Penwith_Hundred
Russian principality (1263–1547)
assumed that an appanage principality was created, Moscow reverted as an escheat to the grand prince. According to John Fennell: "Had Daniil survived Andrey
Grand_Principality_of_Moscow
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Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Tamil
Madhushana | மதà¯à®·à®¾à®¨à®¾
Girl/Female
Scandinavian American
Abbreviation of Katherine. Pure.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
The Way to the Guru
Girl/Female
Arabic
Glorious
Girl/Female
Hindu
Cute and perfect
Girl/Female
Muslim
Intelligent, Pure
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
A Rose; Magic; Flower
Boy/Male
Indian
The wrapped one
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Virtuous
ESCHEAT
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ESCHEAT
n.
A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition, escheated property is made over.
v. i.
To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to hold the same, or by forfeiture.
n.
An escheator.
a.
Liable to escheat.
a.
Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.
n.
The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
n.
An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have taken place, and to take charge of them.
n.
Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat.
n.
A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the person in possession.
n.
That which falls to one; a reversion or return
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Escheat
n.
The falling back or reversion of lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder.
imp. & p. p.
of Escheat
v. t.
To forfeit.
n.
See Escheator.
n.
The right of succeeding to an escheat.
n.
See Escheat.
n.
The reverting of real property to the State, as original and ultimate proprietor, by reason of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the same.