Definitions

1. adjective

dying without a valid will or leaving a will that is invalid or incomplete.

“The deceased left no will, and as a result, his estate was administered in an intestate proceeding.”

2. noun

a person who dies without a valid will or leaves a will that is invalid or incomplete.

“The court determined that the deceased was intestate and needed to be assigned a guardian for her minor children.”

3. verb

to die without a valid will or to leave a will that is invalid or incomplete.

“She feared that her father would intestate if she didn’t persuade him to make a valid will.”

4. noun

a person who dies without a will, or one whose will is invalid or incomplete.

“The intestate’s property was inherited by his family members according to the state’s laws of succession.”