Definition
Describing a person who dies without having made a valid will, resulting in their property being distributed according to state inheritance laws rather than their personal wishes.
Etymology
From Latin 'intestatus,' combining 'in-' (not) and 'testatus' (having made a will). Roman law distinguished between those who died 'testate' (with wills) and 'intestate' (without wills), requiring different procedures for property distribution.
Kelly Says
Dying intestate is like letting the government write your will for you! State intestacy laws follow rigid formulas that might give your estranged sibling half your fortune while leaving your beloved partner with nothing—which is why estate planning attorneys never go hungry.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ትዕዛዛው አይገኝም
te-e-za-zaw ay-ge-nym
ARالعربية
بدون وصية
bila-was-iya
BNবাংলা
উত্তরাধিকারের জন্য
ut-tara-a-dhi-kar-er jon-no
CACatalà
sense testament
sen-se tes-ta-ment
CSČeština
bez závětu
bez za-ve-tu
DADansk
uden testamente
u-den tes-ta-men-te
DEDeutsch
ohne Testament
ohn-eh tes-ta-ment
ELΕλληνικά
χωρίς διαθήκη
chori-as dia-thi-ki
ESEspañol
sin testamento
sin tes-ta-men-toh
FAفارسی
بدون وصیتنامه
be-na-was-it-na-me
FISuomi
testamentiton
tes-ta-men-ti-ton
FRFrançais
sans testament
san tes-ta-ment
HEעברית
ללא צוואה
le-la tza-va
HIहिन्दी
बिना वसीयत
bina va-si-yat
HUMagyar
testament nélkül
tes-ta-ment nel-kul
IDBahasa Indonesia
tanpa wasiat
tan-pa wa-si-at
IGIG
n'eche n'eche
ne-che ne-che
ITItaliano
senza testamento
sen-za tes-ta-men-toh
JA日本語
遺言がない
i-go-n ga-nai
KKKK
тәжірибесіз
ta-zhi-ri-be-si-z
KMKM
គ្មានបញ្ជា
k-gma-an ban-chea
KO한국어
유언이 없는
yu-eon-i eom-neun
MSBahasa Melayu
tanpa wasiat
tan-pa wa-si-at
MYမြန်မာ
အကြောင်း ပြော
a-kya-ng pya
NLNederlands
zonder testament
zon-der tes-ta-ment
NONorsk
uten testamente
u-ten tes-ta-men-te
PLPolski
bez testamentu
bez tes-ta-men-tu
PTPortuguês
sem testamento
sem tes-ta-men-toh
RORomână
fără testament
fara tes-ta-men-t
RUРусский
без завещания
bez za-vesh-chan-iya
SVSvenska
utan testamente
oo-tan tes-ta-men-te
SWKiswahili
bila maagizo
bi-la ma-a-gi-zo
TAதமிழ்
விருப்பமின்றி
vi-ru-p-pa-min-ri
TEతెలుగు
వారసత్వం లేకుండా
va-ra-sat-vam le-ku-nda
THไทย
ไม่มีพินัยกรรม
mai mee pin-ai-kram
TLTL
walang testamento
wa-lang tes-ta-men-to
TRTürkçe
vasiyetsiz
va-si-yet-siz
UKУкраїнська
без заповіту
bez za-po-vy-tu
URاردو
وصیت کے بغیر
wasiyat kay baghair
VITiếng Việt
không có di chúc
khong co di-chuc
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesivumelwano
ngap-han-dle kwes-i-vu-me-lwan-o