intestateadjective [ after verb ]
uk/ɪnˈtes.teɪt/us/ɪnˈtes.teɪt/specializedIf someone dies intestate, they have died without leaving instructions about who should receive their property:
Many people die intestate because they thought they were too young to make a will.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Inheriting & bequeathing
- advance directive
- beneficiary
- bequeath
- bequest
- codicil
- cut
- heir apparent
- heiress
- heirloom
- inheritor
- last will and testament
- leave
- legacy
- pass
- residue
- settle sth on sb
- settle your affairs idiom
- survivor
- testament
- transfer
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