Intestate

Intestate may have one of the following meanings, depending the context of the term:

1. (adj.) having made no valid will.

2. (n.) a person who dies leaving no will or leaving one that is defective.

Property goes to the legal heirs of the intestate.

Example of Intestate:

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If Doris dies intestate, her heirs under state law will inherit her property. If there are no heirs, her property will escheat (pass to the state).