Intestate

1, adj.

Without a will; the status of a person who dies without having disposed of his property by means of a will, and the condition in which the property itself stands before the law: as, intestate — estate, property, laws. Opposed, testate.

2, n.

A person who has died without leaving a valid will: as, an intestate, an intestate's estate or property, i Opposed, testator.

Intestacy

Dying without a will; the state or condition of one who dies without having made a valid testamentary disposition of his property. Opposed, testacy. Intestable, Without capacity to make a valid will; also, incapable of transfer by will. Opposed, testable.

See further Testacy; Distribution, 2; Descent.