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Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.

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  1. a. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate.
  2. a. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
  3. n. A person who dies without making a valid will.
  4. adj. having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will
  5. 1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone. Airy succeeders of intestate joys. Shak. 2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate. A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
  6. A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
  7. a. having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will