intestacy

[ in-tes-tuh-see ]

/ ɪnˈtɛs tə si /

the state or fact of being intestate at death.

Origin of intestacy

First recorded in 1760–70; intest(ate) + -acy

All questions of testacy or intestacy belong to the judge of the domicile.

The Curiosities and Law of Wills |John Proffatt
But after the time of Solon among the Athenians it was limited to cases of intestacy.

Ancient Society |Lewis Henry Morgan
Copyright passes by bequest or on intestacy to the executors or administrators of the owner.

A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, |E. J. MacGillivray
These “ground rents” are real estate, and, in cases of intestacy, go to the heir.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 |Various

As to their appointment before the establishment of the court of probate see articles Will and Intestacy.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1 |Various