intestacy
Defined in 7 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891)
Definitions from Case Law
From 2 U.S. 266 - German v. Wainwright · 1796Most cited · 1 citing opinions
The next of kin are only entitled to personal estate, in the case of intestacy; and a man cannot be intestate, who has made an Executor.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The state or condition of dying without a will.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The state or condition of dying without a will. See Gross, Mediseval Law of Ifltestacy, 3 Sel. Essays In Anglo- Amer. L. H. 723 (18 tlarv. L. Rev. 120).
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The condition will; the state of an
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
The state or condition of dying without having made a vilid will.