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Escheat Grant: A type of grant where the government gives away land that was previously owned by someone who died without any heirs or legal claimants. The government becomes the owner of the land and can then give it away to someone else through an escheat grant. This type of grant is also called an escheat patent.
An escheat grant is a type of grant where the government grants ownership of land that has been escheated (taken back) from a previous owner who died without heirs or abandoned the property. The government then gives the land to a new owner.
These examples illustrate how an escheat grant works. When someone dies without heirs or abandons their property, the government can take ownership of the land. Instead of keeping the land, the government can grant it to a new owner through an escheat grant.