having made no legally valid will before death or not disposed of by a legal will;
"he died intestate" "intestate property"
例句
The gathering together of properties to ensure an equal division of the total for distribution, as among the heirs of an intestate parent.财产合并把财产集中起来，以便平均分配全部财产，如对无遗嘱被继承人的遗产的处理
