escheat

common law doctrine that heirless property shall be inherited by the Crown
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escheat

Summary

escheat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • escheat's subclass of is recorded as inheritance[2].
  • escheat's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017rdj[3].
  • escheat's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[4].
  • escheat's described by source is recorded as Vlastenský slovník historický[5].
  • escheat's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6].
  • escheat's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • escheat's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as money/escheat[8].
  • escheat's different from is recorded as Q11257349[9].
  • escheat's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as escheat[10].
  • escheat's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as hjemfall[11].
  • escheat's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as hjemfallsrett[12].
  • escheat's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776837796[13].

Why It Matters

escheat ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (430 views/month).[1] escheat has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] escheat is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). escheat. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/escheat
MLA “escheat.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/escheat.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_escheat_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{escheat}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/escheat}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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