DICTIONARY ENTRY
2 SYLLABLES
escheat
/ɛs'ʧit/ · ɛsʧit
Escheat has 2 syllables: es · cheat.
es
01
cheat
02
noun. A reversion to the state (as the ultimate owner of property) in the absence of legal heirs.
noun. The property that reverts to the state.
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