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Term: OBIIT SINE PROLE
Definition: When someone dies without having any children, we say they died without issue. This is abbreviated as o.si.ip.
OBIIT SINE PROLE
Obiit sine prole is a Latin phrase that means "he died without issue." It is often used in legal documents to indicate that a person died without any children or descendants who could inherit their property or assets.
In the first example, John Smith died without any children or descendants who could inherit his property. In the second example, Mary Johnson's will specified that her estate should go to a charity because she had no heirs.