intestacy
noun
in·tes·ta·cy
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Definition of intestacy
: the quality or state of being or dying intestate
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intestacy
noun
in·tes·ta·cy
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plural intestacies
Legal Definition of intestacy
1
: the state of dying intestate : an intestate state or condition
the invalidation of the will resulted in her intestacy
2
: intestate succession at succession
wills should be construed to avoid intestacy whenever possible — Smith v. Estate of Peters, 741 P.2d 1172 (1987) the remaining property passed by intestacy to the heirs