The term 'Commorientes' refers to individuals who die at the same time, or in circumstances where it is uncertain who died first. In legal terms, this is significant for the purposes of property devolution and inheritance.
Method of acquiring property, usually real property, through the laws of descent and distribution from a decedent without the use of a will.
Escheat is a legal doctrine that transfers the property of a person who dies without a will and has no legal heirs to the state.
Inherit the estate by statutory law if the ancestor dies without a will (intestate). In a broader sense, those who inherit by will, deed, or operation of law.
A testament, also commonly referred to as a will or last will and testament, is a legal document that indicates how a person's personal property should be distributed after their death.
