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intestate

🇬🇧 UK/in'testeit/🇺🇸 US
GREA2

Definitions

adj.

Dying without having made a valid legal will.

未立遗嘱的

n.

A person who dies without leaving a valid will.

未立遗嘱而死亡的人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
innot, opposite of
+
testto witness, testament, will
+
ateto make, having
=intestate

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He died intestate, leaving his substantial estate to be divided according to statutory law.

  • 2.

    The intestate's relatives competed in court for control of the deceased's assets.

  • 3.

    Estate planning attorneys advise clients to avoid dying intestate to prevent family disputes.

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