noun
- the condition of dying without having made a valid will
Usage: legal
Examples
- The estate was distributed according to state law due to intestacy.
- Intestacy can create complications for surviving family members.
- The lawyer explained the rules of intestacy to the grieving widow.
- Without a will, the property passed to his children under intestacy laws.
- Intestacy proceedings can be lengthy and expensive.
- The court appointed an administrator to handle the intestacy case.