The property of a person who dies intestate passes by
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succession.
accretion.
Accretion refers to the gradual addition to land through natural forces like water deposits, not inheritance. It's a physical change to property boundaries, not a method of property transfer upon death.
acquisition.
Acquisition is a broad term for obtaining property through various means like purchase, gift, or inheritance, but it's not the specific legal term for property distribution when someone dies without a will.
prescription.
Prescription is a legal doctrine where property rights are acquired through continuous, open, and adverse use of land for a statutory period, unrelated to inheritance.
Why is this correct?
Intestate succession follows state law to determine heirs when there is no will.
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