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Lifer
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Its something like a pawn shop. If an item is found to be stolen, it can be confiscated by this authorities from whom ever, whether the rightful owner is known commonly called 'escheat'It is traced back to England's Common Law. Every shire or county had a reeve appointed by the king to collect taxes, or reclaim the king propery whose known as a Shire Reeve', today as our 'Sheriff".
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