intestate

/ɪntɪstˈe‍ɪt/

/ɪntɪstˈeɪt/

[adjective]

intestate

[ADJECTIVE]

having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will

antonyms : testate

Examples

1. Right now, the southbound lanes of Intestate 5 through this area absolutely shut down for the foreseeable future.

2. In Queensland, the Succession Act sets out the rights of relatives to share in the estate of someone who dies intestate.

3. I’m John Gallagher from Argon Law, here to tell you a little about those rules and and process for administering an intestate estate in Queensland.

4. [Mary] Well, I think it's common sense, if you don't have a will, that it's going to do what we call an intestate succession.