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escheator

Meaning of "escheator" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF ESCHEATOR

ɪsˈtʃiːtə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ESCHEATOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Escheator 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 ESCHEATOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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 escheator in the English dictionary

The definition of escheator in the dictionary is a person appointed to deal with escheats.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ESCHEATOR

akita · beta · cheater · cheetah · chetah · eater · eta · heater · liter · Lolita · margarita · meter · partita · Peshitta · peter · sheeter · tweeter · vita · windcheater · Yamashita

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ESCHEATOR

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ESCHEATOR

administrator · calculator · caveator · cocreator · coordinator · creator · delineator · generator · indicator · locator · miscreator · moderator · nucleator · operator · permeator · procreator · re-creator · recreator · refrigerator · the Creator

Synonyms and antonyms of escheator in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «escheator» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ESCHEATOR

Find out the translation of escheator to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of escheator from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «escheator» in English.
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Translator English - Chinese

escheator
1,325 millions of speakers
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escheator
570 millions of speakers
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escheator
510 millions of speakers
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escheator
380 millions of speakers
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escheator
280 millions of speakers
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escheator
278 millions of speakers
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escheator
270 millions of speakers
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escheator
260 millions of speakers
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escheator
220 millions of speakers
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Escheator
190 millions of speakers
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escheator
180 millions of speakers
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escheator
130 millions of speakers
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escheator
85 millions of speakers
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Escheator
85 millions of speakers
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escheator
80 millions of speakers
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escheator
75 millions of speakers
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एस्किटेटर
75 millions of speakers
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escheator
70 millions of speakers
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escheator
65 millions of speakers
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escheator
50 millions of speakers
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escheator
40 millions of speakers
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escheator
30 millions of speakers
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escheator
15 millions of speakers
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escheator
14 millions of speakers
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escheator
10 millions of speakers
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escheator
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ESCHEATOR»

Discover the use of escheator in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to escheator and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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An Historical Review of the State of Ireland: From the ...
Sharkey, Esq. Henry Coddington, Esq. Escheator of Munster Gentleman at large to the Lord ? Lieutenant J Earl of Charlemont Deceased Escheator of Ulster 7 Escheator of Munster 3 Escheator of Ulster Escheator of Munster Escheator of ...
Francis Plowden, 1803
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An historical review of the state of Ireland from the ...
Packenham General Eyre Coot* Escheator of Ulster Commissioner of the Revenue Escheator of Ulster Lord Baron Frankfort Deceased Escheator of Ulster Commissioner of Barracks Escheator of Munster Escheator of Munster Commissioner ...
Francis Plowden, 1806
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The Statutes at Large: From the Magna Charta, to the End of ...
... now is, amongst other things it was ordained, That none should be made escheator, unless he had xx li. of land at the least, or more in see, (2) and that they should do their offices in their proper persons, and if any other be, he shall be out ...
Great Britain, Danby Pickering, 1762
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Statutes at Large ...: (43 v.) ... From Magna charta to 1800
Where the escheator or sheriff has seised other mens land into the King's hands, without cause, after it is removed out of his hands by such reason, the issues shall be fully restored to the owner, &c. 28 Ed. 1. c. 19. Stat. de Escheat oribus, iqEd.
Great Britain, 1761
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The Delaware Law of Corporations & Business Organizations ...
(e) The State Escheator at the request of a holder and in his sole discretion, may allow a holder to pay over or deliver property otherwise properly payable to the State but against which a full period of dormancy has not yet run. In the event the  ...
Balotti, R. Franklin Balotti, Jesse A. Finkelstein, 2010
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Telling Tales: Sources and Narration in Late Medieval England
Malculine [the escheator], who is thereupon desired to inquire, by the oath of knights and other liege men of that county, into the proof of the age" (232). According to David Roffe's "Hundred Rolls of 1255," Historical Research 69 ( 1996), ...
Joel T. Rosenthal, 2010
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The Fourth Part of the Institutes of the Laws of England: ...
14 E- 3- 55- An office found before commisiioners is as forcible in law as if it had been found before the escheator. see the z._part The escheator ought to take no fee by the statute of W. I. but Qflthe lnshmzfi of the king onely, but if he find an ...
Sir Edward Coke, 1817
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Institutes of the laws of England: containg the exposition ...
*4E- i- 55- An office found before commissioners is as forcible in law as if it had been found before the escheator. See the ». part The escheator ought to take no fee by the statute of W. 1. but of. the Institute', 0f t|le king otiely, but if he find an ...
Sir Edward Coke, 1797
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The statutes at large, of England and of Great Britain: from ...
Reprises, upon Pain of Forfeiture for every Person so returned an Hundred Shillings: And that the Jury that (hall be sworn before Jury must re- any Escheator or such Commissioner, to enquire of Land?, Tene- """-" Count"- ments, or other ...
Great Britain, Sir Thomas Edlyne Tomlins, John Raithby, 1811
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The Statutes at Large: From the ... Year of the Reign of ... ...
(z) And that The Jury must the Jury that shall be sworn before any Escheator, or such Commissioner, to enquire of Lands, Tenements, receive iheCcun- or other Hereditaments, shall receive the Counterpane of the Office or Inquisition that by ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ESCHEATOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term escheator is used in the context of the following news items.
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Federal Court Retains Jurisdiction in Case Involving Delaware's …
The Delaware State Escheator commenced an audit in late 2008 for an audit period going back to 1981. The company was unable to produce ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
2
Second leg of unclaimed property reform legislation passed by the …
In an effort to make Delaware's program more “user friendly”, the legislation provides that the State Escheator shall send a notice, no later than ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
Delaware Senate Passes Unclaimed Property Reform Bill
If the potential holder does not agree to the VDA within 60 days, they will be referred to the State Escheator for examination. The bill provides ... «The National Law Review, Jun 15»
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Abandoned and Unclaimed Property Alert: Significant Changes …
Limitations on State Escheator's Ability to Select Companies for Audit - The bill essentially provides that, effective July 1, 2015, the State ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
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Second leg of unclaimed property reform legislation introduced in …
In an effort to make Delaware's program more “user friendly”, the legislation provides that the State Escheator shall send a notice, no later than ... «Lexology, Jun 15»
6
Frank celebrates 25-years as Worcester's sword bearer
Provision was also made for the election of a common clerk, auditors, coroners, escheator, sword-bearer and sergeants-at-mace. Frank, who ... «Malvern Gazette, May 15»
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Temple-Inland District Court denies Delaware's motion to dismiss …
... Court for the District of Delaware against the Delaware Secretary of Finance, State Escheator and Audit Manager (collectively, “defendants”), ... «Lexology, Mar 15»
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Delaware Enacts Unclaimed Property Legislation That Addresses …
The language identifies specific offices, namely the Secretary of Finance, any Deputy Secretary of Finance, the State Escheator, or Audit ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Feb 15»
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Delaware Escheator Gregor warns of misleading Unclaimed …
DE – Statewide (July 28, 2014) – Delaware's State Escheator David Gregor warns today that postcards stamped “Unclaimed Property ... «news.delaware.gov, Jul 14»
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Delaware Unclaimed Property Voluntary Disclosure Program …
Additionally, SB 228 extends confidentiality to the amounts reported and received by the State Escheator and the Secretary of State, related to ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jun 14»
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