abintestate

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adjective

inheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will

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Meanings

adjectiveabintestate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablelawinheriting the estate of someone who died without having made a will

Origin

From ab- + intestate.

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APA

abintestate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abintestate

MLA

“abintestate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abintestate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abintestate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abintestate.

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