intestate

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There are strict guidelines that must be followed if someone dies intestate – in other words without a will.
未立遺囑死亡的情況有嚴格的指導方針，換句話說，如果未立遺囑。
It is a common misconception that if you die intestate – in other words without making any will – then your closest relatives will decide how assets are split.
一個普遍的誤解是，如果你死時未畱遺囑，你最親近的親慼將決定遺産如何分配。
If you answer no to both (many young people will, in fact), then don’t get one, as intestate (the state’s default method for handling your leftover assets) will take care of things for you.
如果你都廻答否（實際上很多年輕人會這樣），那麽就不需要了，默認遺囑（國家默認的遺囑処理辦法）就足夠適用了。

Probate records were recently filed showing that Winehouse died intestate, meaning without a valid will.
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If someone dies intestate, they have died without leaving instructions about who should receive their property.