intestate
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intestate
- /ɪnˈtɛsteɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin intestātus, from in- (“not”) + testātus (“testate”), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
adjective
- Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death.
- Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.
Opposite: testate
noun intestates
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A person who dies without making a valid will.
the surplusages of intestates […]after the expiration of one full year from the death of the intestate is to be distributed : one - third to the widow of the intestate, and the residue in equal proportions to his children ; or if dead to their representatives : that is , their lineal descendants
Opposite: testator
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: testate
Translations
Every language
adj without a valid will
| Español | intestado, abintestato |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 無遺囑 /无遗嘱 wú yízhǔ |
| Français | intestat |
| Deutsch | ohne Testament |
noun a person who dies without making a valid will
| 中文 | 無遺囑者 /无遗嘱者 wú yízhǔ zhě |
|---|---|
| Français | intestat, intestate |
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