Someone who dies without a will has died: intestate. interstate. intestable. intrastate. The process by which possession and use of property can mature into title to the property is: quiet possession. adverse possession. condemnation. eminent domain. When the adverse possessor's claim to the property is based on a defective deed or some other invalid written document, he or she is said to have: defective title. color of title. erroneous possession. secret possession. The government's power to take private property for public use is called: lis pendins. police power. eminent domain. selective zoning