Found 2 items, similar to Intestate.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: intestate
intestate
adj : having made no legally valid will before death or not
disposed of by a legal will;
“he died intestate”;
“intestate property” [ant:
testate]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Intestate
Intestate
\In*tes"tate\, n. (Law)
A person who dies without making a valid will. --Blackstone.
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Intestate
\In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not +
testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat.
See
Testament.]
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1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to
die intestate. --Blackstone.
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Airy succeeders of intestate joys. --Shak.
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2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an
intestate estate.
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