About The Word Intestate
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Intestate
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What's The Definition Of Intestate?
[adj] (law) having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will; "he died intestate"; "intestate property"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Intestate: Related Terms | Find terms related to Intestate: See Also | Intestate In Webster's Dictionary \In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not +
testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat.
See {Testament}.]
1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to
die intestate. --Blackstone.
Airy succeeders of intestate joys. --Shak.
2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an
intestate estate.
\In*tes"tate\, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will. --Blackstone. |
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