| 单词 | escheat |
| 释义 | es·cheat 1 /is-'chēt/ n [Anglo-French eschete reversion of property, from Old French escheoite accession, inheritance, from feminine past participle of escheoir to fall (to), befall, ultimately from Latin ex- out + cadere to fall] 1: escheated property 2: the reversion of property to the state upon the death of the owner when there are no heirs escheat 2 vt: to cause to revert by escheat vi: to revert by escheat es·cheat·able adj es·crow 1 /'es-ˌkrō/ n [Anglo-French escroue deed delivered on condition, literally, scroll, strip of parchment, from Old French escroe] 1: an instrument and esp. a deed or money or property held by a third party to be turned over to the grantee and become effective only upon the fulfillment of some condition 2: a fund or deposit designed to serve as an escrow in escrow: held as an escrow: in trust as an escrow had $1000 in escrow to pay taxes compare trust escrow 2 vt: to cause to be held as an escrow: place in escrow |
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