Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Liable to escheat.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Liable to escheat.

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  • adjective Liable to escheat.

Etymologies

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escheat +‎ -able

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Examples

  • When lands were thought to be escheatable the Escheator, or his deputy, called a jury, who took evidence to find if there were any heirs. 7

    The Constitutional Beginnings of North Carolina (1663-1729) 1894

  • We now recognize gift card breakage income for a non-escheatable amount beginning 24 months after the date of activation.

    Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha 2009

  • If they are escheatable, it could mean that Americans could have their IRAs prematurely cashed in without their consent.

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • "(They're looking at) the legal issue of whether there's federal preemption that would say that no, because they were set up by federal law, they aren't escheatable."

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • "(ACS) is looking at the possibility of whether IRAs and Keoghs -- these retirement accounts -- should or should not be escheatable,"

    Lead Stories from AOL 2009

  • $2.4 million and $2.6 million, pre-tax respectively, related to the cancellation of non-escheatable claim checks that accumulated over several periods.

    unknown title 2009

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