Ab Intestato
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Intestate. 2 Lower Can. 219.
AB INTESTATO (Lat. testatua, having made a will). From an intestate. Used both in the common and civil law to denote an inheritance derived from an ancestor who died without making a will.
2 Bl. Comm. 490; Story, Confl. Laws, 480, AB INVITO (Lat. invitum).
Unwillingly See "In Invitum." AB IRATO(Lat. iratus, an angry man). By one who is angry. A devise or gift made by a man adversely to the interests of his heirs, on account of anger or hatred against them, is said to be made ab irato. A suit to set aside such a will is called an action ab irato. Merlin, Repert. AB GUI M (Law; Lat.) Of old.
3 Ba. Comm. 96.
ABACTOR (Lat. ab and agere, to lead away). One who stole cattle in herds. Jacob. Abigeua (q. v.) was the term more commonly used to denote such an offender.