intestacy in English

noun

[in·tes·ta·cy || ɪn'testəsɪ]

death without a will (Law)

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1. They do not blur the distinction between testation and intestacy, but they mitigate it.

2. Fee Simple fee simple n pl: fees simple [simple without limitation (as to heirs) and unrestricted (as to transfer of ownership)]: a fee that is Alienable (as by deed, will, or intestacy) and of potentially indefinite duration ;esp: fee simple absolute in this entry fee simple absolute: a fee that is freely inheritable and Alienable without any limitations or restrictions on transfers and that

3. Unless, within four months after the entry of the order Adjudicating testacy or intestacy and heirship, and the mailing or service of the notice required in RCW 11.28.330 any heir, legatee or devisee of the decedent shall offer a later will for probate or contest an adjudication of testacy in the manner provided in this title for will contests, or offer a will of the decedent for probate