vô thừa kế

Definition

1. Adjective (Legal):
   • Vacant (succession) / Heirless: Describes an estate or inheritance for which no legal heir exists or can be found. The property has no one to inherit it according to the law.
   • Without an heir / Unclaimed: Refers to a situation where a deceased person leaves behind assets but no valid will or eligible heir to receive them.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Tài sản đó bị tuyên bố là vô thừa kế. (That estate was declared heirless.)
  • Theo luật, di sản vô thừa kế sẽ thuộc về nhà nước. (According to the law, a vacant succession will revert to the state.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is almost exclusively used in formal legal and administrative contexts concerning inheritance law. It describes a specific legal status of an estate.

Variants and Related Words

• Di sản vô thừa kế / Tài sản vô thừa kế (n): Heirless estate; vacant succession.
  • Tòa án đang xử lý một di sản vô thừa kế. (The court is processing an heirless estate.)

Synonyms

• Heirless: Having no legal heir.
• Unclaimed (estate): An estate with no claimant.
• Vacant succession: A legal term for an inheritance with no heir.

Related Legal Concepts

• Escheat: The process by which an heirless property reverts to the state.
  • Trường hợp vô thừa kế có thể dẫn đến việc tài sản bị sung công quỹ. (A case of being heirless can lead to the property being escheated to the public fund.)