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PRONUNCIATION OF ESCHEATMENT

escheatment  [ɪsˈtʃiːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCHEATMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escheatment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ESCHEATMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

escheatment

Escheat

Escheat /ɨsˈtʃiːt/ is a common law doctrine which transfers the property of a person who dies without heirs to the crown or state. It serves to ensure that property is not left in "limbo" without recognized ownership. It originally applied to a number of situations where a legal interest in land was destroyed by operation of law, so that the ownership of the land reverted to the immediately superior feudal lord.

Definition of escheatment in the English dictionary

The definition of escheatment in the dictionary is the process of submitting abandoned or unclaimed funds or property to the state.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCHEATMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
aftertreatment
ˈɑːftəˌtriːtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
compartment
kəmˈpɑːtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
ill-treatment
ɪlˈtriːtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
maltreatment
ˌmælˈtriːtmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
nontreatment
ˌnɒnˈtriːtmənt
overtreatment
ˌəʊvəˈtriːtmənt
posttreatment
ˌpəʊstˈtriːtmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCHEATMENT

eschalot
eschar
escharotic
eschatologic
eschatological
eschatologically
eschatologist
eschatology
escheat
escheatable
escheatage
escheator
Escher figure
Escherichia
eschew
eschewal
eschewer
eschscholtzia
eschscholzia
esclandre

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCHEATMENT

advertisement
allotment
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
disappointment
enactment
enchantment
enlistment
fire department
fitment
foreign investment
graphic design department
indictment
ointment
one-room apartment
police department
resentment
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of escheatment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «escheatment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCHEATMENT

Find out the translation of escheatment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of escheatment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escheatment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

escheatment
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

plazos de prescripción
570 millions of speakers

English

escheatment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

escheatment
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

escheatment
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

escheatment
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escheatment
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

escheatment
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

déshérence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Eskalasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

escheatment
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

escheatment
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

escheatment
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Escheatment
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

escheatment
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

escheatment
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सशक्तीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Mahluliyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

escheatment
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

escheatment
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

escheatment
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

escheatment
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

escheatment
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

escheatment
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

escheatment
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

escheatment
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of escheatment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCHEATMENT»

The term «escheatment» is used very little and occupies the 152.550 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ESCHEATMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about escheatment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCHEATMENT»

Discover the use of escheatment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escheatment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Accounts Payable: A Guide to Running an Efficient Department
A Guide to Running an Efficient Department Mary S. Schaeffer, Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA). 29.5 WHAT CAN BE DONE? It is not clear where the responsibility for escheatment should lie with the organizational structure.
Mary S. Schaeffer, Institute of Management and Administration (IOMA), 2004
2
The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Direct Stock Investing
Escheatment Services Sometimes stock holdings are abandoned. Most times this happens after the death ofa stockholder. Transfer agents must deal with these situations as well. These services are called escheatment services.
Douglas Gerlach, Lita Epstein, 2010
3
Escheatment Summons, Historian's Office and Gardo House
William Preston's carbon copy of the original summons sent to Preston, Robert T. Burton and John C. Winder as the Presiding Bishopric of the Latter-day Saint Church from the Third District Court of Salt Lake County, 1886, November 5.
United States. District Court (Utah : Central District), 1886
4
The Pacific Reporter
That the decree of escheatment in the matter of the estate of Samuel Doble, deceased, was wrongful and unlawful for the reason that said Samuel Doble did not die without heirs. That said decree of escheatment was wrongful and unlawful for ...
5
Cost Recovery: Turning Your Accounts Payable Department into ...
CHAPTER. 8. Escheatment. (Unclaimed. Property). Overview1. Before discussing case studies associated with escheatment, it is useful to answer some basic questions. What. Is. Unclaimed. Property? Unclaimed property laws have been ...
Richard B. Lanza, 2009
6
Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise Financial Management 9.1 ...
Follow this navigation to access payment escheatment page: Accounts Payable | Payments | Cancel lVoid Payments | Escheat Payment The following screenshot shows the Payment Escheatment page: Payment Status: This field controls the ...
Ranjeet Yadav, 2011
7
The Curt Brown Chronicles: The Writings and Lectures of ...
ESCHEATMENT. Escheatment occurs when the state assumes ownership of land due to failure of the former owner to pay taxes, assessments, or the like. 311 The Curt Brown Chronicles.
Michael J Pallamary Pls, 2011
8
The Accountant
for compensation purposes on escheatment of licence on the assumption that the brewers or their assignees retain the lease for the residue of the term. I will place against Mr. Northcott's valuations of the landlord's and brewer's interests what I ...
9
Washington Reports
... the appellants had no knowledge or information of the death of said Samuel Doble, the place of his death, or the fact that he left an estate to which the appellants are heirs; that the decree of escheatment in the matter of the estate of Samuel ...
Washington (State). Supreme Court, 1917
10
Computerworld
The CSS escheatment module was also upgraded. Escheatment is the process by which unclaimed dividends are turned over to state governments, sometimes at great cost to the "lost" stock or bond holder, he explained. The escheatment ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCHEATMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escheatment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
You could be owed money and not even know it
All states have “escheatment” or unclaimed property rules, where states hold abandoned or unclaimed property, giving the owners or their heirs ... «Appleton Post Crescent, Jun 15»
2
OCC announces plans to escheat funds from the foreclosure review …
... claim the funds through their states' escheatment claims processes. Concurrently with the decision, the OCC terminated foreclosure-related ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
3
There's no escaping death: West Virginia Supreme Court holds that …
... of the Act is explicit in stating that the policy owner's failure to make demand for payment is not a bar to escheatment of the policy proceeds.2. «Lexology, Jun 15»
4
OCC: Correcting Foreclosure Practices
... Agreement at the end of 2015 so eligible borrowers and their heirs may claim the funds through their states' escheatment processes. To date ... «LoanSafe, Jun 15»
5
OCC Terminates Orders Against Three Mortgage Servicers, Imposes …
... Review (IFR) Payment Agreement so eligible borrowers and their heirs may claim the funds through their states' escheatment processes. «National Mortgage Professional Magazine, Jun 15»
6
The insurance examination privilege just became important
... specializes in auditing insurers to identify unclaimed property—such as life insurance policies that are eligible for payment or escheatment. «Lexology, Jun 15»
7
YIFTEE AND ANOVIA PAYMENTS TEAM UP TO INCREASE …
... Yiftee is a hassle-free gift card solution with no special technology, no revenue-share, no discounting, no accounting and no escheatment. «Virtual-Strategy Magazine, Jun 15»
8
E*TRADE Financial (ETFC) DARTs Rose 3% in May
... end of period accounts include the closure of approximately 5,000 accounts primarily attributable to the escheatment of unclaimed property. «StreetInsider.com, Jun 15»
9
Unused Gift Cards: A Ticking Time Bomb?
The Supreme Court has laid out a priority scheme for escheatment. If a business knows the last known address of the owner of the gift card (the ... «Apparel Magazine, May 15»
10
Myths and realities of workers' compensation indemnity payments
That means escheatment is another inefficient and expensive result of check writing. These type of payments may also result in higher ... «PropertyCasualty360, May 15»

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