intestate
adverb
LAW uk/ɪnˈtesteɪt/ usdie intestate
to die without leaving instructions about who should be given your property:
If you die intestate, the State decides how your money is shared out.
intestate
adjective
LAW uk/ɪnˈtesteɪt/ ushaving died without leaving instructions about who should be given your property:
A man or woman who dies without making a will is intestate.
an intestate parent
intestate property belongs to someone who has died without leaving instructions about who should be given it:
an intestate estate