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CORPORATE AND INSTITUTIONAL GLOSSARY


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Current TermEscheat
Escheat
The property escheats to the state when a person dies without a will and there are no heirs. The term is also applied to unclaimed properties in a financial institution. After a period of time the institution must turn over the properties to the state.