Intestate

[ɪn'testeɪt] or [ɪn'tɛstet]

Definition

(adj.) having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; 'he died intestate'; 'intestate property' .

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Definition

(a.) Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.

(a.) Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.

(n.) A person who dies without making a valid will.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

a. Without a will.

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Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Unwilled, undevised, unbequeathed

ANT:Willed, bequeathed, devised

Typist: Sophie

Definition

adj. dying without having made a valid will: not disposed of by will.—n. a person who dies without making a valid will.—adj. Intes′table legally unqualified to make a will.—n. Intes′tacy the state of one dying without having made a valid will.

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