situation vs intestacy

situation and intestacy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
situation	Yes	No	No	No
intestacy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, intestacy is a hyponym of situation; that is, intestacy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than situation:

situation: the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
intestacy: the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will

situation (noun)	intestacy (noun)
a job in an organization	the situation of being or dying without a legally valid will
physical position in relation to the surroundings
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
a condition or position in which you find yourself
a complex or critical or unusual difficulty