intestate

Definitions

in- (not) + testate (having made a will, from testārī) = NOT having borne witness to your wishes — dying with no will. The most common form is the phrase 'to die intestate,' after which the law, not the deceased, decides who inherits.

Common Collocations

• 1.die intestate未立遗嘱而死
• 2.intestate succession无遗嘱继承
• 3.intestate estate无遗嘱遗产

Example Sentences

• 1.

  When someone dies intestate, the state decides how the estate is divided.

• 2.

  Because he died intestate, his assets were split among his relatives.