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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Noun
Pronunciation: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːt/

Definition 1:
• The return, conversion, or vesting of property of a deceased person or closed business to the government (originally to a feudal lord) where there are no legal heirs or claimants. It is known as bona vacantia in the United Kingdom.
Labels: law, countable, uncountable

Definition 2:
• The property so reverted.
Labels: law, countable, uncountable

Definition 3:
• Plunder, booty.
Labels: countable, obsolete, uncountable

Definition 4:
• That which falls to one; a reversion or return.
Labels: countable, uncountable
Verb
Pronunciation: /ɪsˈt͡ʃiːt/

Definition 1:
• To put (land, property) in escheat; to confiscate.
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To revert, convert, or vest ownership to the government or lord because its previous owner died without an heir or a business closed and no one claims the assets.
Labels: intransitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/escheat