intestate

Etymology

From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”).

adj

  1. Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
  2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.

noun

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

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