What is another word for escheat?
Pronunciation: [ˈɛʃiːt] (IPA) 
Escheat is a term used in legal and financial contexts to describe the forfeiture of property or assets by the government when there is no apparent owner or heir. However, there are various synonyms for the word escheat that also refer to the same concept such as confiscation, expropriation, sequestration, and reversion. All these terms have some common grounds and refer to the transfer of property or assets without consent or compensation to the rightful owner. Although these synonyms have different linguistic connotations, they all relate to the same fundamental principle of taking away the property or assets from the owner when they remain unclaimed or unowned.
