(adjective) : in-testābĭlis, e
* That is incapable, by reason of misconduct, of being a witness or of making a will.
* Lit.: si quis ob carmen famosum damnetur, senatusconsulto expressum est, ut intestabilis sit, ergo nec testamentum facere poterit, nec ad testamentum adhiberi testis,Dig. 28, 1, 18.
* Transf.
* Infamous, execrable, detestable, abominable: homo,Sall. J. 67 fin.; Hor. S. 2, 3, 181; Tac. A. 6, 40: intestabilis et sacer esto,Hor. S. 2, 3, 81.— Comp., Sall. H. Fragm. 1, 41, 1; Tac. H. 4, 42 fin.
* Of things: ars magica,Plin. 30, 2, 6, § 7: saevitia,Tac. A. 6, 51.

(adjective) : intestābĭlis, e, in-, 2. testis, = 2. intestatus;
* In double sense with 1. intestabilis, II. A.,Plaut. Curc. 1, 1, 30; id. Mil. 5, 1, 24 (cf. Lorenz ad loc.).

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