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10 Language-to-English DictionariesUnclaimed Property
/ʌnˈkleɪmd ˈprɒpərti/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Property or assets that have not been claimed by their rightful owner, often held by a government or financial institution.
"After years of inactivity, the bank reported the funds as unclaimed property." - 2
Items or funds that are presumed abandoned and are subject to state laws regarding unclaimed property.
"The state maintains a registry of unclaimed property for residents to check if they have any lost assets."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'unclaimed property' combines 'unclaimed', which derives from the prefix 'un-' meaning 'not' and 'claim', from Old French 'clamer' meaning 'to shout or call out', and 'property', from Latin 'proprietas' meaning 'ownership'. The phrase evolved in legal contexts to refer to assets that have not been claimed by their rightful owners.
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Biens non réclamés
Transliteration: Byan non reklame
"Les biens non réclamés sont souvent gérés par l'État."
Unbeanspruchtes Eigentum
Transliteration: Unbeanspruchtes Eigentum
"Unbeanspruchtes Eigentum wird oft an den Staat abgegeben."
Proprietà non reclamata
Transliteration: Proprietà non reclamata
"La proprietà non reclamata può essere rivendicata dai cittadini."
Propiedad no reclamada
Transliteration: Propiedad no reclamada
"La propiedad no reclamada se almacena en un registro estatal."
Propriedade não reclamada
Transliteration: Propriedade não reclamada
"A propriedade não reclamada é frequentemente administrada pelo governo."
अदावा संपत्ति
Transliteration: Adava sampatti
"अदावा संपत्ति को अक्सर सरकारी प्राधिकरण द्वारा प्रबंधित किया जाता है।"
未认领财产
Transliteration: Wèi rènqǐng cáichǎn
"未认领财产通常由政府管理。"
청구되지 않은 재산
Transliteration: Cheonggudoeji anhan jaesan
"청구되지 않은 재산은 종종 정부에 의해 관리됩니다."
未請求財産
Transliteration: Miseikyū zaisan
"未請求財産は政府によって管理されることがよくあります。"
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