Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
partial intestacy — The circumstances that arise if a will covers only part of the estate of the deceased. The part of the estate accounted for in the will is dealt with according to the wishes of the deceased as set out in the will, while the remainder is allocated … Accounting dictionary
partial intestacy — The condition of the estate of a testate decedent in reference to property owned by him but not disposed of by the will … Ballentine's law dictionary
intestacy — in·tes·ta·cy /in tes tə sē/ n pl cies 1: the state of dying intestate: an intestate state or condition the invalidation of the will resulted in her intestacy 2: intestate succession at … Law dictionary
intestacy rules — England, Wales The statutory rules (set out in the Administration of Estates Act 1925 and the Intestates Estates Act 1952) which govern the distribution of a person s estate where they have not left a (valid) will (or where the will they did… … Law dictionary
intestacy — The status or condition of a person who dies without leaving a valid and operative will. Re Noble, 194 Iowa 733, 190 NW 511, 26 ALR 86. More precisely, the status of the estate or property of a decedent who dies without leaving a valid or… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Legal history of wills — Wills in the Ancient WorldThe will, if not purely Roman in origin, at least owes to Roman law its complete development, a development which in most European countries was greatly aided at a later period by ecclesiastics versed in Roman law. In… … Wikipedia
intestate — The characterization of a person, or of the estate or property of a person, who dies in the status or condition of intestacy, that is, without leaving a valid and operative will. Re Noble, 194 Iowa 733, 190 NW 511, 26 ALR 86. One who dies without … Ballentine's law dictionary
hotchpot — hotch·pot / häch ˌpät/ n [Anglo French hochepot, from Old French, thick soup or stew, from hochier to shake + pot pot] 1: the combining of properties into a common lot to ensure equality of division among those entitled to a share of an estate… … Law dictionary
intestate estate — The estate of a person who dies without leaving a valid and operative will. See partial intestacy … Ballentine's law dictionary
intestate property — See intestate estate; partial intestacy … Ballentine's law dictionary
