intestate
intestate a. 无遗嘱的；未立遗嘱的 可用于描述死时未立有有效遗嘱的人、或该人所有的财产等相关情形。一人死亡时未立遗嘱或未留下任何表明其死后如何处置其财产的愿望的材料，称为无遗嘱死亡。此时由法律规定谁将接受死者财产，即由法定继承人〔heirs at law〕继承其遗产。 n.无遗嘱死亡者；未留下遗嘱而死亡的人(→dying intestate; intestacy; partial intestacy)
INTESTATE
intestate
intestate (in-tes-tayt), adj. 1. Of or relating to a person who has died without a valid will (having revoked her will without making a new one, she was intestate when she died). 2. Of or relating to the property owned by a person who died without a valid will (an intestate estate). [Cases: Descent and