📜intestacy

noun
/ɪnˈtɛstəsi/

Meaning

The condition of dying without having made a valid will.

Example Sentences

His estate was divided according to the laws of intestacy.

Example Expressions

laws of intestacy

Synonyms

inheritance law, succession law, estate distribution, probate

Antonyms

testacy, will-making

Collocations

laws of intestacy, intestacy rules, intestacy laws, intestacy succession

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