plural of intestate

(law) A person who dies without making a valid will.

Without a valid will indicating whom to leave one's estate to after death. / Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will.

(law) The state or characteristic of being legally disqualified from making a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.

(law) The state or characteristic of being legally disqualified from making a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.

(law) Not legally permitted to make a will, as by reason of being under the age of majority or mentally incompetent.