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escheator

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A quick definition of escheator:

Escheator: A person who worked for the king and was responsible for assessing the value of property that belonged to someone who died without an heir. This property would then become the property of the king. Unfortunately, some escheators were corrupt and cheated people, which is where the word "cheat" comes from.

A more thorough explanation:

An escheator is a historical royal officer who was responsible for assessing the value of property that was escheating to the Crown. This means that when someone died without leaving a will or heirs, their property would go to the Crown. The escheator would then determine the value of the property and report it to the Crown.

Unfortunately, many escheators were corrupt and engaged in fraudulent conduct. This led to the word "cheat" being associated with the escheator and giving rise to the modern sense of the word.

For example, if a wealthy landowner died without leaving a will or heirs, their property would escheat to the Crown. The escheator would then be responsible for assessing the value of the property and reporting it to the Crown. However, if the escheator was corrupt, they might undervalue the property in order to keep some of the money for themselves.

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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
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[] AromaticTroubledDormouse
20:56
CONGRATS MACAQUE!
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got a random stanford email and almost had a heart attack
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[] baddestbunny
22:16
every time I get accosted by a strange man who follows me around because my male coworkers were too busy talking to walk me back to my car I get closer to saying we need to bring back traditional gender roles
Dkk
22:32
Nice! @Macaque
Dkk
22:32
@Aromatic, Have to guess.
Dkk
22:33
That sucks @Bunny do you have to go to the hospital?
[] baddestbunny
22:40
I said accosted not assaulted
23:35
guys. my notre dame address just went long is this good or bad
1a2b3c4d26z
23:37
Oooooo me too
23:37
omg is this good or bad
Dkk
23:47
Idk if gender roles are gunna fix that then.
23:49
it looks like most people who applied in october last cycle didn't get a decision until january... does it even mean anything that our addresses went long??
hows ED 2 compared to ED 1?
Dkk
0:10
No idea
windyMagician
0:34
reporting live to say my ndls address also went long
does it mean anything ^
Dkk
2:21
NDLS and Fordham took a very long time last year. It's good info for people to know.
[] baddestbunny
4:29
let’s get after it boys and girls
Dkk
5:21
I gtg to bed soon.
Dkk
5:22
Big day today. Gunna be a crazy one. I will sleep through the first half.
good morning lsd it is 5 am EST
also jazzy my ndls address went long ages ago i sadly do not think it means anything
my stanford address also went long LOL i think at most it's an indicator it's under review
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